The president as economist
Subtitle: scoring economic performance from Harry Truman to Barack Obama
By: Richard J. Carroll
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781440801815; 9781440801822
Subjects: Government spending policy; Economic conditions; Economic policy; President; Budget; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: GDP and productivity-presidential focus on economic production; title: Inflation and interest rates-incentives and disincentives for economic production; title: Savings and investment-laying the foundation for economic growth; title: Growth of the stock market-the value of private companies; title: Employment and poverty line-the "other" bottom lines of economic policy; title: Exports and the international trade balance-America's global competitiveness; title: Federal budget growth and share of the economy-maintaining a public/private balance; title: Federal budget deficits and the national debt-presidential fiscal responsibility; title: Federal taxation-raising revenue effectively for the public; title: Economic performance rankings from Harry Truman to Barack Obama.