For the first time, trends in 20 major economic and federal budget indicators, most reported since World War II, are presented in a single source. The economic performances under each presidential administration are ranked for each indicator, as well as for their overall performance. The results are often surprising and counter-intuitive, challenging many popular beliefs. This presentation of averages, trends, and illustrations will allow scholars, students, and others interested in economics, politics, and history, to interpret economic news more effectively.

An Economic Record of Presidential Performance: From Truman to Bush

Business & Money

Carroll, Richard J.

Economics

Praeger

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?"
 • An appendix provides the official data upon which the rankings are based

The President as Economist: Scoring Economic Performance from Harry Truman to Barack Obama

In question-and-answer format, discusses issues relating to economic trends, events from the Great Depression to Y2K, poverty, taxes, and technology's effect on the economy.

Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on the Economy: Over 600 Answers to Questions That Will Help You Understand News, Trends, and Issues (Desk Reference Series)

Cq Pr

CQ′s Desk Reference on the Economy includes more than 600 questions and answers covering U.S. economic issues in the context of our government institutions, as well as presidential and congressional policy. Students, researchers, and interested citizens can easily find understandable information they need about front-page, high-profile economic issues. CQ′s Desk Reference on the Economy is designed to help voters, teachers, and students gain a basic understanding of the most important policies and issues in the U.S. economy. Readers will see the light go on perhaps for the first time ever as they begin to make more and more sense of such complicated issues as: <ul>
<li>Medicaid spending and the impact of managed care</li> <li>Social Security funding for future generations.</li> <li>Is the federal budget really balanced?</li> <li>What are the implications of the U.S. trade deficit?</li> </ul>
CQ′s Desk Reference on the Economy also includes an historical context by tracking presidential and party-based economic performance since WWII, from Truman to Clinton. Especially valuable during this past year of presidential politics and debate, the book is a valuable tool to understanding what the economic policies of presidential candidates can mean for the pocketbooks of American voters, as well as helping students understand how the economy works in a democracy. CQ′s Desk Reference on the Economy is the perfect basic reference for everyone who wants to understand more about the economic issues that affect them directly every day of their lives.

CQ′s Desk Reference on the Economy: Over 600 Questions That Will Help You Understand News, Trends, and Issues (Desk Reference Series)

CQ Press

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Books by Carroll, Richard J.

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An Economic Record of Presidential Performance: From Truman to Bush

The President as Economist: Scoring Economic Performance from Harry Truman to Barack Obama

Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on the Economy: Over 600 Answers to Questions That Will Help You Understand News, Trends, and Issues (Desk Reference Series)

CQ′s Desk Reference on the Economy: Over 600 Questions That Will Help You Understand News, Trends, and Issues (Desk Reference Series)