vi Contents
Automobiles and the American Way of Life 73
Banks and the U.S. Economy 80
Behavioral Economics 83
Buchanan, James M. (1919–2013) 86
Business Cycles in the United States 89
Child Care in the United States 92
Climate Change, Economics of 97
Consumer Price Index 99
Consumer Protection Movement 101
Consumerism 107
Crony Capitalism 109
Deindustrialization 111
Earned Income Tax Credit 114
Economic Growth, Conflicting Visions of 116
Economic Growth, Sustainability of 120
Economic Growth Theory and Actual Growth 123
Efficient Market Hypothesis 126
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 129
Estate and Gift Taxes 132
Executive Compensation 135
Fast Food 139
Federal Reserve System and Monetary Policy 141
Financial Derivatives 145
Financialization 148
Fiscal Policy 151
Forbes 400 159
Friedman, Milton (1912–2006) 161
Gender Wage Gap 164
General Assistance Programs 168
George, Henry, and the 99 Percent 171
Globalization 174
Government Growth 178
