Politics and Economic Policy in the United States
- ISBN-10
- 0395746035
- ISBN-13
- 9780395746035
- Category
- Industrial relations
- Pages
- 362
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-01
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Author
- Jeffrey E. Cohen
Description
This text offers students a comprehensive overview of economic policy without a strict mathematical emphasis, making it accessible to students of political science, public policy, and business. Organized around the theme of equity versus efficiency in economic decisions, the Second Edition examines the history of economic policy, making extensive use of historical materials.
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Other editions
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- 2000
- 363 pages
- Paperback
- Houghton Mifflin College Division
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