Pluto Press (UK)
Obama's Economy: Recovery for the Few
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- Jack Rasmus
- Pluto Press (UK)
- Paperback
- 9780745332185
- 8.98 X 6.06 X 0.52 inches
- 0.77 pounds
- Political Science > Political Economy
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Three years after his election, Barack Obama presides over a deep economic malaise. Radical economist Jack Rasmus shows how the Obama administration has failed to deliver economic recovery and social justice and puts forward alternative proposals which could realise these goals.
Whilst corporate profits are up, economic hardship is the bitter reality for millions of US citizens. Rasmus argues that the weakest economic recovery since 1947 is the direct result of the Obama administration's failure to take decisive action. From Obama's presidential election to the passage of his 2012 budget, this book explains how the US economy got where it is today and why the risk of a 'double dip' recession is rising.
In a crucial election year, Obama's Economy will be vital reading for students of US politics and economics, and all those looking for a way out of the current crisis of capitalism.
Author Bio
A professor in the Economics and Politics departments at SMC, Rasmus focuses on economic inequities and is the author of Epic Recession and Global Financial Crisis.
Prof. Jack Rasmus can address the news issues revolving around the global recession and U.S. financial crisis, current economic and political policies of corporate America, and the causes and consequences of growing income inequality. He teaches courses on Contemporary Economic Policy Analysis, Economic Thought, U.S. Economic History and Labor Economics
A former journalist, Rasmus has served as an economist and analyst for several global companies and has roots in the labor movement; he was a local union president, business representative, contract negotiator, and organizer for several labor unions.
Source: Saint Mary's College California
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