02571cam a2200433 a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000310009502000280012602000260015402000230018003500240020304000540022704100080028104200080028904300120029705000230030908200120033210000340034424501210037826000460049930000480054550400660059350507380065952002900139765000360168765000450172365000560176865000650182465000390188965000440192865100360197265100440200865100400205265100450209217212470BJBSDDR20231009152712.0ta120315s2012    caua     b    001 0 eng    a  2012009290  a9781440801815 (alk. paper)  a1440801819 (alk. paper)  a9781440801822 (ebook)  a1440801827 (ebook)  a(OCoLC)ocn749873339  aDLCbengcDLCdYDXdBTCTAdYDXCPdBDXdOCLCOdDLC  aeng  apcc  an-us---14aHC 103bC319p 201200a330.9731 aCarroll, Richard J., d1957- 14aThe president as economist : bscoring economic performance from Harry Truman to Barack Obama /cRichard J. Carroll.  aSanta Barbara, Calif. :bPraeger, c2012.  axxxiv, 220 pages :billustrations ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-213) and index.0 aGDP and productivity-presidential focus on economic production -- Inflation and interest rates-incentives and disincentives for economic production -- Savings and investment-laying the foundation for economic growth -- Growth of the stock market-the value of private companies -- Employment and poverty line-the "other" bottom lines of economic policy -- Exports and the international trade balance-America's global competitiveness -- Federal budget growth and share of the economy-maintaining a public/private balance -- Federal budget deficits and the national debt-presidential fiscal responsibility -- Federal taxation-raising revenue effectively for the public -- Economic performance rankings from Harry Truman to Barack Obama.  aThis book provides evaluations of American presidents over the course of 66 years of U.S. economic history, using quantitative data to provide credible, defensible answers to controversial questions like "Whose economic policies were more effective, Ronald Reagan's or Bill Clinton's?" 0aBudgetzUnited StatesxHistory. 4aPresupuesto xHistoria zEstados Unidos  0aGovernment spending policyzUnited StatesxHistory. 4aPolítica de gastos públicos xHistoria zEstados Unidos  0aPresidentzUnited StatesxHistory. 4aPresidentes zEstados UnidosxHistoria  0aUnited StatesxEconomic policy. 4aEstados Unidos xPolítica económica 0aUnited StatesxEconomic conditions. 4aEstados UnidosxCondiciones económicas