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Congress and the Nation is the most authoritative reference on congressional trends, actions, and political and policy controversies. This award-winning series documents the most fiercely debated issues in recent American politics, providing a unique retrospective analysis of the policies the U.S. Congress. Organized by policy area, each chapter contains summaries of legislative activity, including bills passed, defeated, or postponed. No other authoritative source guides readers seamlessly through the policy output of the national legislature with the breadth, depth, and authority of Congress and the Nation.
Economic Policy
Economic Policy
Introduction
President George W. Bush left office on Jan. 20, 2009, in the midst of a financial crisis many experts predicted was likely to be the deepest economic crisis the United States had experienced since the Great Depression of the ...