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.
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"Congratulations on a fine work of journalism. I am greatly impressed with the presentation of the complicated economic and fiscal data. I look forward to having a copy in my personal library and one in my Presidential Library in Ann Arbor."-President Gerald R. Ford
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Ranking of the economic performance of the presidents from Truman to Bush with many surprising results that challenge popular beliefs.
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real prime interest rate, real prime rate, rate trend change, presidential economic performance, real debt level, presidential rankings, social insurance receipts, gross private saving, social security outlays, general economic indicators, private investment rate, ranking presidents, interest payments share, performance quotient, percent below the poverty line, gross private investment, deficit share, presidential performance, stock market growth, compensation growth, tax shares, first subperiod, debt percent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Social Security, United States, General Economic Indicators, World War, Federal Reserve, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bretton Woods, Year Source, Department of Commerce, Marshall Plan, World Bank, Great Society, Survey of Current Business, Black Monday, Department of Labor, Composition of Government Budget, Government Printing Office New!
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Social Security, United States, General Economic Indicators, World War, Federal Reserve, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bretton Woods, Year Source, Department of Commerce, Marshall Plan, World Bank, Great Society, Survey of Current Business, Black Monday, Department of Labor, Composition of Government Budget, Government Printing Office New!
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- Setting National Priorities by Joseph A. Pechman on page 144, page 171, and Back Matter
- United States Taxes and Tax Policy by David G. Davies on page 200, and Back Matter
- A Nation in Debt: Economists Debate the Federal Budget Deficit by Richard H. Fink on page 159, and Back Matter
- An Analysis and History of Inflation by Don Paarlberg on page 67, and Back Matter
- The Guide to the Federal Budget: Fiscal 2000 by Stanley E. Collender on page 144, and Back Matter
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