Contents of econAmerica

Preface
Acknowledgments

1          The Economy
            U.S. Economic Growth
            Goods and Services
            The Misery Index
            State of the States

2          Employment
            U.S. Employment
            A Minimum Wage
            Outsourcing
            Small Business in America

3          Government
            Taxes
            Government Spending
            Budget Deficits
            The Politics

4          Entitlement Programs
            The Entitlement Issue
            Social Security
            Medicare and Medicaid

5          Inflation, Money, and Interest Rates
            Inflation
            The Federal Reserve
            Other Central Banks
            Interest Rates
            Gold

6          The Consumer
            Consumer Incomes
            Consumer Spending … Consumer Debt
            Housing

7          The Changing Workplace
            Demographics
            Education
            Immigration

8          American Retirement
            Bridging
            Defined Benefit Plans and the PBGC
            401(k) and Defined Contribution Plans

9          Guaranteed American Growth Industries
            Health Care
            Financial Planning
            Leisure and Entertainment

10        Savings and Investment
            The Stock Market
            Savings
            Net Worth

11        Major Global Issues
            Energy
            Currencies
            Trade

12        Major Global Players
            The Pacific Rim
            Europe and Russia
            North America

13        The Intangibles
            Competition
            Emotions and Confidence
            The Power of Incentives

14        The Future
            The American Century … Again

Index

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