Taking sides.
By: selected, edited, and with introductions by Thomas R. Swartz and Frank J. Bonello.
Contributors: Swartz, Thomas R.; Bonello, Frank J.
Edition: 11th ed.
Series: Taking sides series; Taking sides
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 407
Subjects: United States -- Economic policy -- 1971-1981.; United States -- Economic policy -- 1981-1993.; United States -- Economic policy -- 1993-2001.; United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-
Other titles: Clashing views on controversial economic issues
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Microeconomic issues; title: Are profits the only business of business?; title: Should cities subsidize sports and sports venues?; title: Is there discrimination in U.S. labor markets?; title: Should California's electric utility industry be deregulated?; title: Should markets be allowed to solve the shortage in body parts?; title: Is it time to reform medical malpractice litigation?; title: pt. 2. Macroeconomic issues; title: Should Social Security be privatized?; title: Does the consumer price index overstate inflation and changes in the cost of living?; title: Should the double taxation of corporate dividends be eliminated?; title: Should a program of universal service be created?; title: Is it time to abolish the minimum wage?; title: Are declining caseloads a sign of successful welfare reform?; title: pt. 3. The world around us; title: Are protectionist policies bad for America?; title: Should we sweat about sweatshops?; title: Are the costs of global warming too high to ignore?; title: Should pollution be put to the market test?; title: Has the North American Free Trade Agreement hurt the American economy?