| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xix, 266 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Getting from seeds of destruction to seeds of prosperity -- America's four growth drivers stall and our economy stagnates -- How to lift up the American economy with the "10 levers of growth" -- Fixing america's destructive duo-monetary and fiscal policy -- Why the Fed's easy money street is a dead end -- Why you can't stimulate your way to prosperity -- Getting the "big three" right tax, trade, and energy policy -- Why raising taxes lowers America's growth rate -- Why the best "jobs program" may be trade reform -- Also, which one comes first -- Why America's foreign oil addiction stunts our growth -- Good politics usually makes for bad economics -- Why we must cut the Gordian knot of entitlements reform -- Why ObamaCare makes our economy sick -- The American economy at a crossroads -- How to prevent another financial crisis -- How to implement our "seeds of prosperity" policy blueprint -- Special feature #1: an interview with Glenn Hubbard on his days in the Bush White House -- Special feature #2: how to become your own economic forecaster using the GDP growth driver approach. |
| Summary |
"Government policy and the Obama administration are driving the American economy straight toward catastrophe. Now, two respected economists, one a Republican, and one a Democrat, explain why these policies are so dangerous and offer a bipartisan, common-sense blueprint for reversing American's economic decline."--[book jacket] |
| Subject |
United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-
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Free enterprise -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Navarro, Peter.
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| ISBN |
9780137027736 (alk. paper) |
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0137027737 (alk. paper) |
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