The Price of Prosperity: A Realistic Appraisal of the Future of Our National Economy (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

174 Pages·2008·0.9 MB·English

by  Peter L. Bernstein

The Price
of
Prosperity
A Realistic Appraisal of the
Future of Our
National Economy
Peter L. Bernstein
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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The Price
of
Prosperity
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The Price
of
Prosperity
A Realistic Appraisal of the
Future of Our
National Economy
Peter L. Bernstein
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Bernstein, Peter L.
The price of prosperity : a realistic appraisal of the future of our national economy/
Peter L. Bernstein ; foreword by Paul A. Samuelson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-28757-6 (pbk.)
1. Full employment policies—United States. 2. Economic forecasting—
United States. 3. United States—Economic policy. I. Title.
HC106.5.B46 2008
330.973—dc22
2008028074
Printed in the United States of America
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To Shirley,
with love
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Contents
Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson ix
New Introduction xiii
Original Preface xxv
Chapter 1 The Arithmetic of Optimism 1
Chapter 2 The Burden of Government 18
Chapter 3 The Fear of Taxes 36
Chapter 4 The Uses of Government 56
Chapter 5 The Tragedy of Errors 78
Chapter 6 The Economics of Democracy 98
Statistical Appendix 121
Acknowledgments 131
Notes 133
Index 137
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