Economic Policy in the Carter Administration
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Economic Policy in the Carter Administration
By (Author) Anthony S. Campagna
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
20th November 1995
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Macroeconomics
Political science and theory
History of the Americas
Economic history
330.9730926
Physical Properties
Hardback
232
Description
The Carter administration took office at an unfortunate time as far as economics is concerned. The economy was floundering, and the oil crisis and energy problems were all too prevalent. The author explains that as Carter turned to fighting inflation, he abandoned the traditional Democratic agenda and became a forerunner of Reagan. In the end, he did not conquer inflation, but he did sacrifice his ambitious programs for restructuring government, crafting a lasting energy program, and reforming the tax structure, welfare, and health care.
Reviews
"Compagna finds that the decisive Carter of foreign affairs disappeared when economic policy was being formulated. Carter inherited an economy moving toward supply-side shocks, energy shortages, double-digit inflation, a decline in real wages, a recession, and stagflation. He promised zero-base budgeting, welfare reform, health care reform, tax reform, and improved government regulation. The author reveals how progress toward all these goals was disappointing....[R]ecommended for students of economics or political science."-Choice
Compagna finds that the decisive Carter of foreign affairs disappeared when economic policy was being formulated. Carter inherited an economy moving toward supply-side shocks, energy shortages, double-digit inflation, a decline in real wages, a recession, and stagflation. He promised zero-base budgeting, welfare reform, health care reform, tax reform, and improved government regulation. The author reveals how progress toward all these goals was disappointing....[R]ecommended for students of economics or political science.-Choice
Author Bio
ANTHONY S. CAMPAGNA is the John H. Converse Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont. He is the author of The Economy in the Reagan Years (Greenwood, 1994), The Economic Consequences of the Vietnam War (Praeger, 1991), and National Economic Policies, 1917-1985 (Praeger, 1987).
