This completely revised and updated edition of Norman Frumkin's work offers vital information for the urgent growing debate on the state of the nation's economy. Frumkin makes complex ideas and statistical data accessible to people without special training in economics. His goal in this book is to provide a better understanding of the performance of the American economy, and a basis for evaluating proposals intended to influence its future course. Using data current through the first half of 2003, Frumkin focuses on the meaning of a wide array of indicators of economic growth, employment, wages, productivity, investment, saving, and finance in assesing the current state of the U.S. economy and forecasting future developments. Equally useful for economists, students, investors, journalists, and anyone concerned with the economy, this totally revised edition includes detailed coverage of many important new topics, such as terrorism's impact on the economy, federal debt and interest rates, job openings and unemployment, government spending and taxes, the 2001 recession, and much more.
By:
Norman Frumkin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780765612410
ISBN 10: 0765612410
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 30 June 2004
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
1: Attributes of Economic Indicators; 2: Framework for Macroeconomic Analysis and Policies; 3: Economic Growth; 4: Household Income, Saving, and Expenditures; 5: Business Profits, Nonresidential Investment, and Housing; 6: Government; 7: The United States in the World Economy; 8: Employment, Worker Income, and Employer Costs; 9: Unemployment; 10: Productivity; 11: Inflation and Deflation; 12: Finance; 13: Leading Indicator System; 14: Noneconomic Intangibles
Reviews for Tracking America's Economy
Does a great job of explaining key economic measures. ... A valuable resource for students, policy analysts, reporters, and even economists who may need to brush up on economic topics with which they are less familiar.