ISBN: | 0073129526 |
编目源: | CCM CCM BAKER |
地理区域代码: | n-us--- |
题名: | Taking sides. Clashing views on economic issues / selected, edited, and with introductions by Frank J. Bonello. |
版本说明: | 12th ed. |
出版发行项: | Dubuque, Iowa : McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, c2006. |
载体形态: | xxii, 424 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
书目附注: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
格式化内容附注: | Pt. 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? |