A Year Inside the Beltway: Making Economic Policy in Washington

by Sue Headlee

Overview

American domestic and international economic policymaking is a sometimes bewildering mixture of economic expertise and political interests. Headlee elucidates the pivotal debates of the 2000-2001 economic policymaking cycle by walking readers through the major institutions and introducing the key actors involved. A section on domestic policy starts with a chapter on the state of the U.S. economy, followed by chapters on making fiscal policy, monetary policy, and labor policy. Each of these chapters on making policy is illustrated by case studies on Social Security reform, the Federal Reserve as financial crisis manager, and women and the economy. The international policy section starts with a chapter on the state of the global economy, followed by chapters on making trade policy, international monetary and financial policy at the U.S. Treasury, reforming the IMF, and the economic development of China. A useful introduction to the ins and outs of beltway policymaking for students of economics, politics, and policymaking.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275970086
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/30/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	14.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile:	1250L (what's this?)

About the Author

SUE HEADLEE is Assistant Professor of Economics, Washington Semester Program in Economic Policy, American University, Washington, D.C. She is the author of The Cost of Being Female (Praeger, 1996), and The Political Economy of the American Farm: The Agrarian Roots of American Capitalism (Praeger, 1991).

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Making Domestic Economic Policy in Washington
The State of the U.S. Economy
Making Fiscal Policy in Washington
Case Study: The American Welfare State
Making Monetary Policy in Washington
Case Study: The Federal Reserve as a Financial Crisis Manager
Making Labor Policy in Washington
Case Study: Women and the Economy
Making International Economic Policy in Washington
The State of the Global Economy
Making Trade Policy in Washington
Case Study: Exchange Rates and the U.S. Treasury
Making International Monetary and Financial Policy in Washington
Case Study: Reforming the International Monetary Fund
Making Economic Development Policy at the World Bank
Case Study: Economic Development of China
Conclusion
Postscript
Appendix: Economic Policymakers, Analysts, and Lobbyists
Bibliography
Index