Outline of the U.S. Economy

This volume was prepared for the U.S. Department of State by Christopher Conte, a former editor and reporter for the Wall Street Journal, with Albert R. Karr, a former Wall Street Journal reporter. It updates several previous editions that had been issued by the U.S. Information Agency beginning in 1981.

  An Outline
      of the
          U.S. Economy

CONTENTS

Continuity and Change

How the U.S. Economy Works

The U.S. Economy: A Brief History

Small Business and the Corporation

Stocks, Commodities, and Markets

The Role of the Government in the Economy

Monetary and Fiscal Policy

American Agriculture: Its Changing Significance

Labor in America: The Worker's Role

Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies

Afterword: Beyond Economics

Glossary

Executive Editor: George Clack | Editor: Kathleen E. Hug | Art Director: Barbara Long
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