The Illustrated Guide to the American Economy

By Herbert Stein

Book Overview

The Illustrated Guide to the American Economy is aimed at those seeking to make sense of economic news or - more important - to place it in a broader context. The book consists of straightforward,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0844741043
• ISBN13: 9780844741048
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: American Enterprise Institute Press
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A thought provoking ... "Wow!"

Wow! I was stunned by the captivating, thought provoking quality of this book. It illustrates high-octane concepts, while pricing them at regular unleaded levels. A very interesting, right brained approach to a left brained subject, Macro Economics. Some highlights.-Interested in the plight of the poor versus the rich income levels? -How does drastically education influences income level? -Did you know there are several indices to measure poverty? The one you use can either over or understate the truly poor.-How is our productivity growing versus Japan's? There is much more inside. Highly recommended for anyone interested in economics, politics, and the real numbers that put food in our bellies, clothes on our backs, and impacts the long-term health of our nation.

Invaluable

The Illustrated Guide really is. It's a non-axe-grinding report on many long term trends in American life and a useful reference when people of one political stripe or another make broad statements.