Screen LibrarySmart economics：commonsense answers to 50 questions about government, taxes, business, and households
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| Published: |
Praeger,
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| Publisher Address: | Westport, Conn. |
| Publication Dates: | 2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 205 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0275987507 (alk. paper) 9780275987503 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | F817 |
| CLC: |
F817.120 F171.20 |
| Call Number: | F171.20/W162 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-202) and index. pt. 1. Economic questions about what government does, what government doesn't do, and how government spends our money -- 1. Has government growth been out of control? -- 2. Will the national debt sink our economic future? -- 3. Do budget deficits increase interest rates? -- 4. Can government spending be cut by eliminating waste? -- 5. Does government spend too much, or not enough, on the poor? -- 6. Does war help the economy? -- 7. Does more spent on education pay off in student achievement? -- 8. Has the social security surplus been stolen? -- 9. Is social security going bankrupt? -- 10. Sh |