The economics of macro issues /
Miller, Roger LeRoy.
Benjamin, Daniel K.
New York ; London : Addison-Wesley,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rich nation, poor nation -- Return of the Luddites : technophobia and economic growth -- The lion, the dragon, and the tigers : economic growth in Asia -- Outsourcing and economic growth -- Poverty, capitalism, and growth -- Measuring GDP -- What's in a word? Plenty, when it's the "R" word -- The panic of '08 -- The case of the disappearing workers -- Poverty, wealth, and equality -- Will it be inflation or deflation? -- Is it real, or is it nominal? -- The growth of big government -- Debts and deficits : what's a trillion more or less? -- Higher taxes are in your future -- Soak the rich -- The myths of social security -- The hazards of high taxes -- The Fed and financial panics -- Monetary policy and interest rates -- Credit chaos -- Deposit insurance and financial markets -- How (not) to beat the market -- Credit-card crunch -- The opposition to globalization -- The $750,000 job -- The trade deficit -- The value of the dollar.
Macroeconomics.