Taking sides.

Taking sides. Clashing views on economic issues / Clashing views on economic issues. Economic issues. selected, edited, and with introductions by Frank J. Bonello, Isobel Lobo. - 14th ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2010. - xxviii, 384 p. ; 24 cm. - Taking sides. . - Taking sides. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Are profits the only business of business?; Are CEOs paid what they are worth?; Is OSHA working effectively to protect the safety of construction workers?; Is the new Medicare part D drug benefit good health care policy?; Are health savings accounts working effectively?; Is it time to reform medical malpractice litigation? -- Is Wal-Mart good for the economy?; Should Social Security be changed to include personal retirement accounts?; Should unemployment benefits be extended?; Do American consumers need a credit card bill of rights?; Should minimum wage and living wage laws be eliminated?; Do unskilled immigrants hurt the American economy? -- Is a fair trade policy superior to a free trade policy?; Is loan mitigation the answer to the housing foreclosure problem?; will biofuels like ethanol reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil?; Are spending cuts the right way to balance the Federal Government's budget?; Has the North American Free Trade Agreement benefited the Economies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States?; Do the testing and accountability elements of the No Child Left Behind Act prevent a proper cost-benefit evaluation?; Is the inequality in the U.S. income distribution surging?; Is the treasury's $700 billion bailout the solution to the credit crisis? Unit 1. Microeconomic issues: Unit 2. Macroeconomic issues: Unit 3. The World around us:

"Taking Sides: Clashing views on Economic Issues, Fourteenth Edition, is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in economics. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading economists and commentators, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate format." --Back cover.

9780073527307 (pbk.) 0073527300 (pbk.)


United States--Economic policy--1971-1981.
United States--Economic policy--1981-1993.
United States--Economic policy--1993-2001.
United States--Economic conditions--2001-2009.

HC106.7 / .T34 2010