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Money well spent? : the truth behind the trillion dollar stimulus, the biggest economic recovery plan in history / Michael Grabell.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : PublicAffairs, c2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xv, 391 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781610390095 (hbk.)
  • 1610390091 (hbk.)
  • 9781610390101 (electronic)
  • 1610390105 (electronic)
Other title:
  • Money well spent
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.973
LOC classification:
  • 002 HC 106.84 G727m 2012
Contents:
1: Recession -- File your unemployment electronically -- The ditch -- Let's make a deal -- Follow the money -- No, thank you -- 2: Recovery? -- Shovel-ready -- Recovery inaction -- One man's waste -- Cash for clunkers -- Jobs, jobs, jobs -- 3: Reinvestment -- The green economy -- "The carrot that feels like a stick" -- The shellacking -- Connected country -- Sputnik moment? -- Magic bullets?
Summary: Traces the evolution of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 while offering insight into its fiercely partisan supporters and detractors, explaining how the money was spent and what will be the most likely outcome.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 002 HC 106.84 G727m 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000112336

Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-371, 373) and index.

1: Recession -- File your unemployment electronically -- The ditch -- Let's make a deal -- Follow the money -- No, thank you -- 2: Recovery? -- Shovel-ready -- Recovery inaction -- One man's waste -- Cash for clunkers -- Jobs, jobs, jobs -- 3: Reinvestment -- The green economy -- "The carrot that feels like a stick" -- The shellacking -- Connected country -- Sputnik moment? -- Magic bullets?

Traces the evolution of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 while offering insight into its fiercely partisan supporters and detractors, explaining how the money was spent and what will be the most likely outcome.

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