Edward Ashbee is an Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School

This is an excellently presented introduction to the last century of American economic policy and theory, the aim of which is to familiarise readers with its terminology and trends in order that they may better understand the current financial crisis.

• Introduction1. Assessing the US economy2. The New Deal, the long boom, government and the economy3. Curtailing the role of government4. The “new economy” 5. The Bush years6. Foreign trade7. Inequality, mobility and the American dream8. Drawing Comparisons: The US and Europe 9. The Obama administration, recession and beyond

Edward Ashbee is an Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School

This is an excellently presented introduction to the last century of American economic policy and theory, the aim of which is to familiarise readers with its terminology and trends in order that they may better understand the current financial crisis.

• Introduction1. Assessing the US economy2. The New Deal, the long boom, government and the economy3. Curtailing the role of government4. The “new economy” 5. The Bush years6. Foreign trade7. Inequality, mobility and the American dream8. Drawing Comparisons: The US and Europe 9. The Obama administration, recession and beyond