Beschreibung:
This book provides an introduction to the contemporary political economy of the United States. It examines the politics of economic policymaking, the influence of federal policies and programs on the economy, and the co-evolution of politics and the economy over the past five decades.
1. Democratic Political Economy in the United States Part I: Economic Policies and Political Economy 2. Taxing, Spending, Regulating 3. Government and the Economy 4. The Politics of Economic Policy Part II: The Evolution of US Political Economy 5. Neoliberal Shifts and the Reagan Era 6. High-Stakes Politics, 1990-2008 7. Financial Crisis and the Obama Years 8. The Trump Turn 9. The Path of America's Democracy