The American Political Economy: Crisis and New Directions

FAIN: FP-10151-78

Otis L. Graham, Jr
University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA 93106-0001)

To seek historical perspective upon the current crisis of the American political economy through a study of the pivotal literature which spans the birth of the contemporary system and continues through its current malaise. Two broad persuasions will be explored a return to market guidance to deal with contemporary problems, and a shift to planning.