REVIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM: the Economy, the State & Federal Government

by Rivlin, Alice M

Price: $15.50

[30 Day Return Guarantee]

[Ask bookseller a question]
[E-mail to a friend] [Shipping rates & speeds]

Description

Washington D.C.:: Brookings Institution,, 1992. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; spine ends of dust jacket lightly worn, otherwise condition quite good.. + recommended readings + index. Ms. Rivlin, economist & first Director of Congressional Budget Office, examines Federal policies for Governing; National Security; Globalization; the Economy; Productivity; Inequality; Savings Rate; Medical Costs; Deficits; etc. She recommends eliminating most Federal programs in education, housing, highways, social services, economic development & job training--turning them over to the States with sufficient revenues to do the jobs--thus leaving the Federal Government free to handle national issues such as health care financing, ensuring cost controls, mandating universal basic health insurance, etc.