02830cam a2200481 a 4500 17212470 BJBSDDR 20231009152712.0 ta 120315s2012 caua b 001 0 eng 2012009290 9781440801815 (alk. paper) 1440801819 (alk. paper) 9781440801822 (ebook) 1440801827 (ebook) (OCoLC)ocn749873339 DLC eng DLC YDX BTCTA YDXCP BDX OCLCO DLC eng pcc n-us--- HC 103 C319p 2012 330.973 Carroll, Richard J., 1957- 32475 The president as economist : scoring economic performance from Harry Truman to Barack Obama / Richard J. Carroll. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2012. xxxiv, 220 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-213) and index. GDP 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. This 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?" Budget United States History. Presupuesto Historia Estados Unidos 32476 Government spending policy United States History. Política de gastos públicos Historia Estados Unidos 19630 President United States History. Presidentes Estados Unidos Historia 19915 United States Economic policy. Estados Unidos Política económica 840 United States Economic conditions. Estados Unidos Condiciones económicas 1543 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 119662 119662 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-06-05 0 HC 103 C319p 2012 00000169979 2023-06-05 00:00:00 1 2023-06-05 BK