ABSTRACT

This work presents a predicted summary of major economic challenges facing the United States in the last years of the 20th century. Intended to shape the platforms of the major parties and the general public, it contains proposals by leading specialists aimed at resolving such challenges.

chapter |17 pages

Overview

New Eyes on a New Century

part I|70 pages

The National Economy

chapter |4 pages

Overview

The National Economy

chapter 1|12 pages

Deficits and Unemployment

Dogmas Blocking Economic Policy

chapter 2|11 pages

Public Investment

Budgeting the Old-Fashioned Way

chapter 3|10 pages

Social Security

Don't Mess With Success

chapter 4|18 pages

Health Care Reform

It's Time for Single-Payer

chapter 5|12 pages

Tax Reform

A Progressive Flat Tax

part II|100 pages

Working America

chapter |7 pages

Overview

Working America

chapter 6|22 pages

Working Organization

The Promise of High-Performance Production Systems

chapter 7|20 pages

Labor Law Reform

Closing the Representation Gap

chapter 8|19 pages

Training

A Plan for All Workers

chapter 9|10 pages

The Minimum Wage

Blocking the Low-Wage Path

chapter 10|18 pages

Welfare Reform

Fixing the System Inside and Out

part III|45 pages

Money and Finance

chapter |4 pages

Overview

Money and Finance

chapter 11|13 pages

The Federal Reserve

Give It Till Sunset

chapter 12|16 pages

Financial Markets

Restructuring and the U.S. Regulatory Framework

chapter 13|9 pages

Credit Flows to Cities

Introducing Cindy Mae

part IV|83 pages

Trade and Sectoral Policy

chapter |5 pages

Overview

Trade and Sectoral Policy

chapter 14|18 pages

Trade

A Strategy for the 21st Century

chapter 15|14 pages

International Labor Standards

The Missing Clause in Trade and Investment Agreements

chapter 16|25 pages

Defense Conversion

Investing the Peace Dividend

chapter 17|17 pages

Urban Revitalization

The Short Road to Long-Term Growth

chapter |13 pages

Afterword

Political Reality