000288335 000__ 02020cam\a2200265Ia\45\0 000288335 001__ 288335 000288335 005__ 20210513105727.0 000288335 008__ 050317s2006\\\\iaua\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\d 000288335 020__ $$a0073129526 000288335 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm61515289 000288335 040__ $$aCCM$$cCCM$$dBAKER$$dISE 000288335 043__ $$an-us--- 000288335 049__ $$aISEA 000288335 050_4 $$aHC106.7$$b.T35 2006 000288335 24500 $$aTaking sides.$$pClashing views on economic issues /$$cselected, edited, and with introductions by Frank J. Bonello. 000288335 24630 $$aClashing views on economic issues 000288335 24630 $$aEconomic issues 000288335 250__ $$a12th ed. 000288335 260__ $$aDubuque, Iowa :$$bMcGraw-Hill/Dushkin,$$cc2006. 000288335 300__ $$axxii, 424 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm. 000288335 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000288335 5050_ $$aPt. 1. Microeconomic issues: Are profits the only business of business?; Should the regulations regarding overtime pay be changed?; Is there discrimination in U.S. labor markets?; Will the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 and its drug discount cards lower the cost of prescription drugs for seniors?; Should markets be allowed to solve the shortage in body parts? -- Is it time to reform medical malpractice litigation? -- Pt. 2. Macroeconomic issues: Is Wal-Mart good for the economy?; Should Social Security be changed to include personal retirement accounts?; Should the double taxation of corporate dividends be eliminated?; Are credit card companies exploiting American consumers?; Is it time to abolish the minimum wage?; Are declining caseloads a sign of successful welfare reform? -- Pt. 3. The World around us: Are protectionist policies bad for America?; Should we sweat about sweatshops?; Are the costs of global warming too high to ignore?; Do living wage laws improve economic conditions in cities?; Has the North American Free Trade Agreement hurt the American economy?; Is the No Child Left Behind Act working? 000288335 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xEconomic policy$$y20th century. 000288335 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xEconomic conditions$$y2001-2009. 000288335 7001_ $$aBonello, Frank J. 000288335 85200 $$bgen$$hHC106.7$$i.T35$$i2006 000288335 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:288335$$pGLOBAL_SET 000288335 980__ $$aBIB 000288335 980__ $$aBOOK