Playing with the numbers : how so-called experts mislead us about the economy / Richard A. Stimson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stimson, Richard A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic forecasting--United States.

Economic forecasting.

Taxation.

History.

United States.

United States--Economic conditions--1918-1945.

Economic conditions.

United States--Economic conditions--1945-.

Taxation--United States--History--20th century.

Finance, Public--United States--History--1901-1933.

Finance, Public.

Finance, Public--United States--History--1933-.

Physical Description:

284 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

High Point, NC : Westchester Press, [1999]

Summary:

If you have ever wondered -- -- Why you're short of cash when per capita income is up?-- Why taxes seem higher and more complex after they've been cut and simplified?-- Why your stockbroker's predictions are so often wrong?-- Why government accounting seems so mixed up?-- Why globalism makes workers and the environment suffer?-- Why elections have become so expensive and campaigns so corrupt?

you will find clarification in Playing with the Numbers. It addresses serious controversial issues affecting the livelihood of most people.

Prof. Stimson exposes the misconceptions so often presented in public debate and rarely questioned by the news media, public officials, political candidates, or even purported economic experts.

He challenges conventional wisdom about national production, budget balancing, money management, employment levels, privatization, global trade, and market-oriented democracy in a shrinking world.

You may not agree with all his views, but it will make you think!

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-279) and index.

ISBN:

0967123267

OCLC:

42072328