A year inside the Beltway : making economic policy in Washington / Sue Headlee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Headlee, Sue E. (Sue Eleanor), 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Economic policy.

United States.

Economic policy.

United States--Economic policy--2001-2009--Decision making.

Decision making.

United States. Congress--Rules and practice.

United States. Congress.

Pressure groups--United States.

Pressure groups.

Politics, Practical--United States.

Politics, Practical.

Business and politics--United States.

Business and politics.

Policy sciences.

Physical Description:

xvi, 286 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Summary:

Illustrates how domestic and international economic policymaking in Washington involves the interaction of economic reasoning and political interest.

Contents:

Part I Making Domestic Economic Policy in Washington 17

1 The State of the U.S. Economy 19

2 Making Fiscal Policy in Washington 33

3 Case Study: The American Welfare State 47

4 Making Monetary Policy in Washington 61

5 Case Study: The Federal Reserve as Financial Crisis Manager 73

6 Making Labor Policy in Washington 87

7 Case Study: Women and the Economy 103

Part II Making International Economic Policy in Washington 121

8 The State of the Global Economy 123

9 Making Trade Policy in Washington 139

10 Case Study: Exchange Rates and the U.S. Treasury 155

11 Making International Monetary and Financial Policy in Washington 169

12 Case Study: Reforming the International Monetary Fund 189

13 Making Economic Development Policy at the World Bank 209

14 Case Study: Chinese Economic Development 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-265) and index.

ISBN:

0275970086

OCLC:

50337138