MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2012009290
003 DLC
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008 120315s2012 caua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012009290
020 $a9781440801815 (alk. paper)
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020 $a9781440801822 (ebook)
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn749873339
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050 00 $aHC103$b.C35 2012
082 00 $a330.973$223
100 1 $aCarroll, Richard J.
245 14 $aThe president as economist :$bscoring economic performance from Harry Truman to Barack Obama /$cRichard J. Carroll.
260 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$bPraeger,$cc2012.
300 $axxxiv, 220 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-213) and index.
505 0 $aGDP and productivity-presidential focus on economic production -- Inflation and interest rates-incentives and disincentives for economic production -- Savings and investment-laying the foundation for economic growth -- Growth of the stock market-the value of private companies -- Employment and poverty line-the "other" bottom lines of economic policy -- Exports and the international trade balance-America's global competitiveness -- Federal budget growth and share of the economy-maintaining a public/private balance -- Federal budget deficits and the national debt-presidential fiscal responsibility -- Federal taxation-raising revenue effectively for the public -- Economic performance rankings from Harry Truman to Barack Obama.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions.
650 0 $aBudget$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aGovernment spending policy$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aPresident$zUnited States$xHistory.