America's Agenda: Rebuilding Economic Strength

by Mario M. Cuomo, The Cuomo Commission on Competitiveness

Overview

Cuomo's Commission on Competitiveness argues that America must reform its economic and social policies and institutions to reverse the weakening of its industrial leadership, the erosion of living standards and escalating social problems. Topics include public investment, urban poverty, health care, the environment, fiscal policy and international strategies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315486031
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/16/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	350
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Cuomo, Mario M.; The Cuomo Commission on Competitiveness,

Table of Contents

List of Charts, Lists of Figures and Tables, Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction, PART I: AMERICA IN TRANSITION, 1. THE NEED FOR A NEW COURSE, 2. THE AMERICAN SYSTEM, 1945-90, PART II: AN AGENDA FOR CHANGE, 3. INVESTMENT: THE FOUNDATION OF ECONOMIC STRENGTH, 4. INDUSTRIAL PREEMINENCE, 5. ECONOMIC INCLUSION: THE CHALLENGE OF INNER-CITY POVERTY, 6. RESTRUCTURING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, 7. ECONOMIC IMPERATIVES AND A NEW FOREIGN POLICY, 8. TOWARD A COMMUNITY OF THE AMERICAS, PART III: LEADERSHIP, 9. THE MACROECONOMICS OF INVESTMENT-LED GROWTH, 10. CHOOSING OUR FUTURE, Glossary of Terms, Notes, About the Commission and Its Members, Statements by the Commission Members, Index