First Principles
Five Keys to Restoring America's Prosperity
Published on 23. January 2012
224 pages
978-0-393-07362-1 (ISBN)
Description
Leading economist John B. Taylor's straightforward plan to rebuild America's economic future by returning to its founding principles.
Mired in a crippling economic slump and hamstrung by partisan political debates, America faces substantial economic challenges, from widespread unemployment to the government's ballooning debt. These assaults on our prosperity reflect the unintended consequences of more than a decade of government intervention in virtually all areas of the economy. Stanford University economist John B. Taylor proposes a natural and reasonable solution to our economic challenges: return to the country's founding principles—limited government, rule of law, strong incentives, reliance on markets, a predictable policy framework—and rekindle its economic dynamism.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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ISBN-13
978-0-393-07362-1 (9780393073621)
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Person
John B. Taylor is the Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University and the George Shultz Senior Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution. He was Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs from 2001 to 2005.
Content
- Intro
- Also By John B. Taylor
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Paperback Edition
- Preface
- 1 First Principles Work
- 2 Who Gets Us In and Out of These Messes?
- 3 Defusing the Debt Explosion
- 4 Monetary Rules Work and Discretion Doesn't
- 5 Ending Crony Capitalism as We Know It
- 6 Improving Lives While Spiking the Entitlement Explosion
- 7 Rebuilding American Economic Leadership
- Notes
- Index
- Praise for First Principles
- Copyright
