An edition of The raw deal (2004)

The raw deal

how myths and misinformation about deficits, inflation, and wealth impoverish America

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An edition of The raw deal (2004)

The raw deal

how myths and misinformation about deficits, inflation, and wealth impoverish America

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Beacon Press
Language
English
Pages
241

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Table of Contents

ch. 1.
Introduction --
Money illusion --
The real economy --
The raw deal -- -- ch. 2.
The great stock illusion --
The illusion of market democracy --
The illusion of market efficiency --
The illusion of public information --
The illusion of wealth creation --
The illusion of retirement security -- -- ch. 3.
Debt delusions --
The myth of the burdensome debt --
The death of the Keynesian consensus --
The crowding-out myth --
Deficit politics --
The myth of the Social Security Trust Fund --
The paradox of thrift -- -- ch. 4.
The inflation myth --
What's wrong with inflation? --
Sado-monetarism --
Greenspan and the myth of the NAIRU --
The triumph of central banking -- -- ch. 5.
The almighty dollar --
Freeing capital --
The dollar standard --
The debt trap --
Hot money --
The real debacle --
The convertibility catastrophe --
Bailouts --
Global deflation -- -- ch. 6.
A better deal --
Real well-being --
The revolt of the elites --
A better deal --
Notes --
Acknowledgments --
Index.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
330.973
Library of Congress
HG540 .F73 2004, , HG540.F73 2004

The Physical Object

Pagination
241 p. ;
Number of pages
241

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24743174M
Internet Archive
rawdealhowmythsm00fran
ISBN 10
0807047260, 0807047279
ISBN 13
9780807047262, 9780807047279
LCCN
2003025982
OCLC/WorldCat
53839808

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