The Age of Diminished Expectations, Third Edition: U.S. Economic Policy in the 1990s - Softcover

Krugman, Paul R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262611341 ISBN 13: 9780262611343

Publisher: Mit Pr, 1997

Synopsis

Paul Krugman's popular guide to the economic landscape of the 1990s has been revised and updated to take into account economic developments of the past three years. New material in the third edition includes:- A new chapter―complete with colorful examples from Lloyds of London and Sumitomo Metals―on how risky behavior can lead to disaster in private markets.- An evaluation of the Federal Reserves role in reining in economic growth to prevent inflation, and the debate over whether its growth targets are too low.- A look at the collapse of the Mexican peso and the burst of Japans bubble economy.- A revised discussion of the federal budget deficit, including the growing concern that Social Security and Medicare payments to retiring baby boomers will threaten the solvency of the government. Finally, in the updated concluding section, the author provides three possible scenarios for the American economy over the next decade. He warns that we live in an age of diminished expectations, in which the voting public is willing to settle for policy drift―but with the first of the baby boomers turning 65 in 2011, the U.S. economy will not be able to drift indefinitely.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Krugman is Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University and a New York Times columnist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2008.

From Library Journal

This book occupies fairly rare territory: the middle ground. Krugman's most likely scenario for the 1990s is neither crash nor boom but a continuation of the 1980s, with some unemployment, more inflation, and only slow growth in income. Surprisingly, Krugman notes, the public will continue to be satisfied with this performance. Designed for the general reader, the book covers the important economic problems and proposed solutions. One also discovers which problems should be real concerns and which are even amenable to solution. Recommended especially for public libraries as a well-balanced introduction to the 1990s.
- Richard C. Schiming, Mankato State Univ., Minn.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0262611341
• ISBN 13: 9780262611343
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 244