The great inflation and its aftermath : the past and future of American affluence /
The Great Inflation, argues journalist Samuelson, was the worst domestic policy blunder of the postwar era and played a crucial role in transforming American politics, economy, and everyday life--and yet its story is hardly remembered or appreciated. From 1960 to 1979, inflation rose from barely mor...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
c2008.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- The lost history
- The "full employment" obsession
- The money connection
- A compact of conviction
- Capitalism restored
- Precarious prosperity
- The future of affluence.