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03004cam a2200337|| 4500 001 C46E681A82AB11DE820800E8A7D7520A 003 SILO 005 20090806125828 008 080827|2010 ||| 000 0 ||| d 020 $a 0073527300 020 $a 9780073527307 040 $a BTCTA $c BTCTA $d SILO $d FVC $d UII $d SILO 245 0 $a Taking sides. $p Clashing views on economic issues / $c selected, edited, and with introductions by Frank J. Bonello, Isobel Lobo. 246 30 $a Clashing views on economic issues 246 30 $a Economic issues 250 $a 14th ed. 260 $a New York : $b McGraw-Hill, $c 2010. 300 $a xxviii, 384 p. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 00 $g Unit 3. The World around us: $t Is the treasury's $700 billion bailout the solution to the credit crisis? $t Are CEOs paid what they are worth?; $t Is OSHA working effectively to protect the safety of construction workers?; $t Is the new Medicare part D drug benefit good health care policy?; $t Are health savings accounts working effectively?; $t Is it time to reform medical malpractice litigation? -- $g Unit 2. Macroeconomic issues: $t Is Wal-Mart good for the economy?; $t Should Social Security be changed to include personal retirement accounts?; $t Should unemployment benefits be extended?; $t Do American consumers need a credit card bill of rights?; $t Should minimum wage and living wage laws be eliminated?; $t Do unskilled immigrants hurt the American economy? -- $g Unit 3. The World around us: $t Is a fair trade policy superior to a free trade policy?; $t Is loan mitigation the answer to the housing foreclosure problem?; $t will biofuels like ethanol reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil?; $t Are spending cuts the right way to balance the Federal Government's budget?; $t Has the North American Free Trade Agreement benefited the Economies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States?; $t Do the testing and accountability elements of the No Child Left Behind Act prevent a proper cost-benefit evaluation?; $t Is the inequality in the U.S. income distribution surging?; $t Is the treasury's $700 billion bailout the solution to the credit crisis? 520 $a "Taking Sides: Clashing views on Economic Issues, Fourteenth Edition, is a debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in economics. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading economists and commentators, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate format." --Back cover 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 1971-1981. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 1981-1993. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 1993-2001. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic conditions $y 2001- 700 1 $a Bonello, Frank J. 700 1 $a Lobo, Isobel 941 $a 1 952 $l PNAX964 $d 20100925010445.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C46E681A82AB11DE820800E8A7D7520A 994 $a 02 $b UIIInitiate Another SILO Locator Search