Joseph Stiglitz, Aaron Edlin, and J. Bradford DeLong (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231143653
- eISBN:
- 9780231527866
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231143653.001.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
This book offers innovative policy ideas and insightful commentary on the United States' pressing economic issues, such as global warming, the global economy, government spending, Social Security, ...
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This book offers innovative policy ideas and insightful commentary on the United States' pressing economic issues, such as global warming, the global economy, government spending, Social Security, tax reform, real estate, and political and social policy, including an extensive look at the economics of capital punishment, welfare reform, and the recent presidential elections. The book takes a hard look at the high cost of the Iraq War, and provides insight and advice on global warming. It demystifies Social Security and presents divergent views on the coming dollar crisis. The book reconsiders the impact of U.S. offshoring. It distinguishes what is “sense” and what is “nonsense” in discussions of federal deficits and debt, and points out the consequences of the deindustrialization of America. It further questions whether welfare reform was successful and explores the economic consequences of global warming and the rebuilding of New Orleans. The book describes how a simple switch in auto insurance policy could benefit the environment, and it unravels the dangers of an unchecked housing bubble and investigates the mishandling of the lending institutions Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Balancing empirical data with economic theory, the book proves that the unique perspective of the economist is a vital one for understanding today's world.Less
This book offers innovative policy ideas and insightful commentary on the United States' pressing economic issues, such as global warming, the global economy, government spending, Social Security, tax reform, real estate, and political and social policy, including an extensive look at the economics of capital punishment, welfare reform, and the recent presidential elections. The book takes a hard look at the high cost of the Iraq War, and provides insight and advice on global warming. It demystifies Social Security and presents divergent views on the coming dollar crisis. The book reconsiders the impact of U.S. offshoring. It distinguishes what is “sense” and what is “nonsense” in discussions of federal deficits and debt, and points out the consequences of the deindustrialization of America. It further questions whether welfare reform was successful and explores the economic consequences of global warming and the rebuilding of New Orleans. The book describes how a simple switch in auto insurance policy could benefit the environment, and it unravels the dangers of an unchecked housing bubble and investigates the mishandling of the lending institutions Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Balancing empirical data with economic theory, the book proves that the unique perspective of the economist is a vital one for understanding today's world.
