TY - BOOK AU - Pollin,Robert TI - Contours of descent: U.S. economic fractures and the landscape of global austerity SN - 1844675343 AV - HC106.82 .P65 2005 U1 - 330.973 21 PY - 2005/// CY - London, New York PB - Verso KW - Recessions KW - Financial crises KW - International economic relations KW - United States KW - Economic policy KW - 2001-2009 KW - Economic conditions KW - 1981-2001 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1; Neoliberal Consensus: Clinton, Bush, Greenspan, IMF --; Ch. 2; Clintonomics: The Hollow Boom --; Ch. 3; The Down Side of Fabulous --; Ch. 4; Money Grab and Recession: The Bush Economy --; Ch. 5; The Landscape of Global Austerity --; Ch. 6; Another Path Is Possible --; App. 1; U.S. Macroeconomic Trends 1960-2000 by NBER Cycle Data Groupings --; App. 2; A Phillips Curve Model with Unit Labor Costs --; App. 3; Measuring the Impact of Alternative Influences on the Federal Fiscal Budget ER -