Reclaiming prosperity : a blueprint for progressive economic reform /
edited by Todd Schafer & Jeff Faux ; preface by Lester Thurow.
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c1996.
- xiv, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"Economic Policy Institute."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface / Lester Thurow -- Overview / Jeff Faux -- Sect. I. The National Economy -- Overview / Max B. Sawicky. Ch. 1. Deficits and Unemployment / Robert Eisner. Ch. 2. Public Investment / Todd Schafer. Ch. 3. Social Security / Dean Baker. Ch. 4. Health Care Reform / Edith Rasell. Ch. 5. Tax Reform / Robert Eisner -- Sect. II. Working America -- Overview / Lawrence Mishel. Ch. 6. Work Organization / Ray Marshall. Ch. 7. Labor Law Reform / Paula Voos. Ch. 8. Training / Peter Berg. Ch. 9. The Minimum Wage / William Spriggs and John Schmitt. Ch. 10. Welfare Reform / Jared Bernstein and Irwin Garfinkel -- Sect. III. Money and Finance -- Overview / Eileen Appelbaum. Ch. 11. The Federal Reserve / James K. Galbraith. Ch. 12. Financial Markets / Jane D'Arista and Tom Schlesinger. Ch. 13. Credit Flows to Cities / Gary Dymski and John Veitch -- Sect. IV. Trade and Sectoral Policy -- Overview / Thea Lee. Ch. 14. Trade / Robert E. Scott. Ch. 15. International Labor Standards / Jerome Levinson. Ch. 16. Defense Conversion / Michael Oden and Ann Markusen. Ch. 17. Urban Revitalization / Elliott Selar -- Afterword: Political Reality / Ruy Teixeira -- EPI Publications.