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Making the progressive case : towards a stronger U.S. economy / David Coates.
Lippincott Library HC106.84 .C575 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coates, David, 1946-2018.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic stabilization--Government policy.
- Economic stabilization.
- United States--Economic policy--2009-.
- United States.
- Economic policy.
- United States--Economic conditions--2009-.
- Economic conditions.
- Economic stabilization--Government policy--United States.
- Progressivism (United States politics).
- Public administration--United States.
- Public administration.
- Social values--United States.
- Social values.
- Political science.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 250 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, 2011.
- Summary:
- Coates (political science, Wake Forest U.) surveys the current economic situation in the United States and presents the case that it should be met with a program of liberal-progressive economics. The program includes a return to greater regulation of markets; "managed" trade which would include the establishment of global labor standards, "fair trade" institutions overseeing trade between developed and developing countries, and an industrial policy in the US aimed at promoting green industrial strength; a concerted effort to turn the US economy in a green direction; and a challenge to the American model of short-term capital investment and imperial overreach. In each case he lays out what he sees as the conservative/right arguments for the issue before putting forth the progressive case. He also includes a discussion of the politics of achieving his goals (apparently remaining wedded to the Democratic Party for such a program, if not very pleased with its performance or the "dangers of Obama's centrism"). Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Financial Meltdown and the Obama Response 12
- Chapter 2 Making the Case for Regulated Markets 34
- Chapter 3 Making the Case for Managed Trade 60
- Chapter 4 Making the Case for a Green Economy 89
- Chapter 5 Making the Case for a Reform of the American Model 114
- Chapter 6 The Politics of Winning 141.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1441186506
- 9781441186508
- 1441191038
- 9781441191038
- OCLC:
- 743306097
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