Field Guide to the U.S. Economy: A Compact and Irreverent Guide to Ecnomic Life in America. Este artículo no está disponible.Field Guide to the U.S. Economy: A Compact and Irreverent Guide to Ecnomic Life in America

Extensively revised and expanded with the most up-to-the-minute data, this new edition of the Field Guide to the U.S. Economy brings key economic issues to life, reflecting the collective wit and wisdom of the many progressive economists affiliated with the Center for Popular Economics. User-friendly and accessible, the book covers a wide range of subjects, including workers, women, people of color, government spending, welfare, education, health, the environment, macroeconomics, and the global economy, as well as brand-new material on the war in Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security, the prison-industrial complex, foreign aid, the environment, and pharmaceutical companies.

A lighthearted introduction to the myths and realities of the nation's economy draws on the wit and wisdom of more than forty progressive economists affiliated with the Center for Popular Economics and includes coverage of such topics as the environment, government spending, and the war in Iraq. Original.