Current Economic Issues

Edition:

13th

Date of publication:

June 2009

ISBN:

978-1-878585-97-4

Pages:

312

Price:

$28.95

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The economic news of the last several years has been remarkable— from the global economic meltdown to unprecedented government intervention in the marketplace. The thirteenth edition of Current Economic Issues is an invaluable tool for understanding the economics behind the headlines. Its articles offer progressive perspectives on major economic news stories, along the way debunking dozens of myths broadcast by the business press.

The book starts with an examination of the global economic collapse, and explains why made out like bandits and who got left holding the bag. It takes a critical look at the crackdown on organized labor, and showcases creative new efforts both in the US and abroad. The authors examine the legacy of the Bush administration's fiscal policies, pointing out the problems with tax cuts for the wealthy, rollbacks in social spending, and proposals to privatize public goods. other chapters look at the policy options available to the Obama administration. The final chapters critique the global spread of neoliberalism and the economics of war, and look at underreported efforts to advance economic alternatives.

The sharply written, well-researched articles are drawn from the pages of Dollars & Sense, the bimonthly magazine of popular economics. Dollars & Sense also publishes Real World Macro, Real World Micro, Real World Globalization, The Wealth inequality reader, Introduction to Political Economy, Unlevel Playing Fields: Understanding Wage Inequality and Discrimination, The Environment in Crisis, and Real World Banking.

"The articles are unique in their ability to draw on both passion and intellect from students of all political persuasions." —David E. Kaun, University of California, Santa Cruz

"As textbooks become more conservative and less topical, I find that Dollars & Sense readers and books are more useful than ever in my undergraduate classes. They are jargon-free, up-to-date, and inexpensive -- as well as consistently and thoughtfully progressive. I recommend them highly." —Robin Hahnel, American University