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In this article, the writer notes declines in the American economy such as the issues of declining worker productivity, a large and growing trade deficit, a large and growing budget deficit, a crushing national debt, declining revenues and a serious decline in the overall American economy. The writer offers solutions on a variety of economic problems.

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"In response to your recent emails regarding the issues of declining worker productivity a large and growing trade deficit a large and growing budget deficit a crushing national debt declining revenues and the most serious decline in the overall American economy since the Great Depression of the s- s I offer the following suggestions. American productivity has fallen. Economists understand that workers' wages directly correlate to their productivity and wage trends over the past decade have not been encouraging. As Schwarz Center ..."

Tags:America, economy, recession, worker productivity, national debt, national budget deficit, national trade deficit, declining revenues

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This paper examines how the American economy facing a number of economic uncertainties, marked by the home loan failures, a falling stock market, higher prices for the consumer. This is all considered in light of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, which had a negative effect on what had been a good economy. The paper notes that since then, the economy has slowly diminished in stature. It considers the huge cost of the war in Iraq and recent large-scale corporate scandals and failures, high costs associated with the damage and recovery after Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico region, and similar factors.

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"The American economy is currently in recession and face a number of economic uncertainties, marked by the home loan failures, a falling stock market, higher prices for the consumer (notably for oil and gasoline), and a rapidly expanding federal debt. The 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon had a negative effect on what had been a good economy, and though the country largely recovered from that blow, the economy since has slowly diminished in stature. One of the key reasons for this downturn has been the huge cost of the war in Iraq, though the last several years have also been marked by large-scale corporate scandals and failures, high costs associated with the damage and recovery after..."

Tags:economy, 9, 11, iraq

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This paper briefly describes the beginnings of the American economy, explaining that it has almost always been based on big business, and then takes a look at the evolution of the American economy in more recent times. The paper discusses the development of micro and macroeconomics and its influence on the American economy as well as the influence of Japan's economic strength and the role of financial institutions in America. The paper also discusses the general state of the American economy today and what the future holds for the economy, explaining that while there is no guarantee, America's economy in the future looks strong.

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"It is an arguable fact that the initial American economy was built by outsiders....The Irish built the canals and tall new buildings and roads. The Chinese helped build transcontinental railroads. But, without entrepreneurs, some legitimate, some not, all this labor would have gone to waste. There were no true business giants in the rest of the world to compare with the Rockefellers, Morgans, Carnegies and Fords. Yet, the pioneers who settled this country now sat back and let hired imported cheap labor do much of the work. The American economy, as the 20th Century began, created an ever-widening gulf between the Have's and the Have-Nots. There was little sympathy for Communism as the voice of exploited workers. People like Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas developed Socialist political parties, but the were a distinct minority. Unions, on the other hand, began to flourish, and with them came the strong and powerful union leadership which, after World War II deteriorated into the same greedy, power-mad elite that they had organized to fight."

Tags:sherman, anti-trust, act, standard, oil, ibm, government, spirit, entrepreneurship

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This paper discusses how the many contributions of entrepreneurs to the growth of the American economy overshadow those from other nations globally by a wide margin, from job creation and innovation to the development of entirely new markets and how what is especially unique about entrepreneurialism in the United States is its direct effect on the broader economy. No other country relies so heavily on entrepreneurs to serve as the fuel of their economic growth over time. The paper also evaluates each of the dominant areas where entrepreneurialism in the U.S. makes a major contribution. Throughout the paper, both the qualitative and quantitative contributions of entrepreneurs to the American economy are also explored.

Outline:
Introduction
Entrepreneurs and New Job Creation
American Entrepreneurs' Contribution to Global Innovation
American Entrepreneurs' Contribution to Social and Private Wealth Creation

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"Innovation in and of itself is not enough to create entirely new businesses; it is in translating innovation into unique, ingenious products and services that meet unmet needs of both consumers and businesses. The current economic downturn, it has been argued, is an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs to create disruptive innovations (Christensen, Mangelsdorf, 2009) that completely re-order market dynamics and redefine value chains in the process (Porter, 1986). Disruptive innovation as defined by Clayton Christensen is entirely dependent on small start-up companies to exist then re-order entire industries in the process (Christensen, Mangelsdorf, 2009). What is so noteworthy about the research completely by Dr. Christensen and Mangelsdorf (2009) is that the catalyst of each disruptive innovation as emanated from small, entrepreneurially-run companies. Core to the unique strengths of entrepreneurs is their ability to translate unmet needs in markets and then selectively apply innovation to them in order to create entirely new market segments. This has also been empirically seen in the findings of Dr. Christensen in his book The Innovator's Dilemma. For disruptive and even chaotic innovation to translate into entirely new markets being formed, entrepreneurs must have a government that fosters this process. The United States Government's support of policies that favor the creation of new innovation is seen in the clustering of technology centers throughout this country (Gittell, Sohl, 2005)."

Tags:innovation, global, innovation

Abstract
The paper discusses how Wal-Mart outsources American jobs to cheaper markets overseas and also undersells local competition in American consumer markets. The paper argues that these strategies are collectively enriching the company by sapping the American economy of both production and labor and negatively impacting the global economy.

Outline:
Globalization of Production
Labor Practices
Conclusion

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"This is an argument which forms the basis for the critical examination of the firm by Frontline, which is a feature of the Public Broadcasting Station (PBS). Here, a prying investigation into Wal-Mart's practices and behavior indicates that as much as any force, Wal-Mart is responsible for the degraded quality of the American economy in the face of globalization. Its exploitation of an evolving system of trade has opened it to opportunities for expansive growth and simultaneous disruption of the patterns of American consumer practice. As reported in the introduction to the PBS investigation, "'Wal-Mart's power and influence are awesome,' [PBS correspondent Hedrick] Smith says. 'By figuring out how to exploit two powerful forces that converged in the 1990s -- the rise of information technology and the explosion of the global economy -- Wal-Mart has dramatically changed the balance of power in the world of business. Retailers are now more powerful than manufacturers, and they are forcing the decision to move production offshore.'" (Frontline, 1)
"Here, the discussion proceeds with the argument that Wal-Mart has not simply adopted the types of practices that are forcing American jobs overseas while also devaluing these jobs at the expense of foreign laborers, but additionally, its zealous price-cutting has forced countless competitors to engage the same destructive economic practices simply to remain in business. This renders Wal-Mart not just a negative corporate citizen but more problematically, a largely negative force on a fully permeating economic and social scale."

Tags:production, laborers, wages, off-shoring, globalization

Abstract
This paper explains that the economy in the 1990s was at a natural low point and was going through a restructuring period changing from the manufacturing and governments sectors to a stronger service sector, reflecting the current culture of a 24/7 lifestyle. The author believes that the attack of 9/11 changed the public perception of how the economy behaves and points out that other events, such as corporate accounting scandals, geo-political risks and war, also have deeply affected the economy. The paper relates that another trend that makes the American economy seem weak after 9/11 is a change in consumer spending habits.

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"Still many Americans would argue that due to consumer confidence being low in the market place and therefore having a direct influence on commerce that the economy is weak even today. In the days after the attacks, consumers were uncertain of the future. Price comments, that the average American has less buying power than he or she did in the late 1990s. This is due to increased costs and standards of living while annual costs of living raises have not increased exponentially to meet demand and grow for the retail markets. Also rising energy costs and America's reliance on the Mid-East for petroleum products have made it difficult for the average family to spend money on durable goods."

Tags:consumer-confidence, wl-mart, trends, home, restructuring

Abstract
An analysis of how American policy makers determine money policy and how those decisions affect the American economy.

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"Monetary policy is aggregate demand regulation by means money supply and interest rates management. For example, monetary policy has to solve such problems as how to finance budget deficit. How does monetary policy affect the economy? And what points should government focus on? The point of implementing policy through raising or lowering interest rates is to affect people's and firms' demand for goods and services."

Tags:banking, money, economics, inflation, recession

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This paper examines the American economy over the last ten years in terms of GDP, CPI, unemployment, and interest rates; identifies the present stage of the business cycle, and compares the performance of the economy over the years since 1992.

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This paper presents an analysis of how trade unions keep the American economy stable.

From the Paper
" Over recent years, it has become fashionable in many quarters to write off trade unions, to label them as obsolete institutions out of touch with new realities and incapable of change. In today's world of individual employment contracts, performance-related pay schemes, Human Resource and Total Quality Management and all the other ingredients of the so-called "new" workplace, trade unions are often regarded as anachronistic obstacles preventing success of the market economy. As collective voluntary organizations that represent employees in the workplace, it is argued, trade unions no longer serve a useful purpose. "

Tags:fiscal, monetary, policies

Abstract
In this article, the writer considers the state of the U.S. economy and the situations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The writer takes the view that Obama is capable of fixing the situation that Bush messed up.

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"When President Obama took office he inherited an economy in free fall and a convoluted foreign policy that resulted in negative views of the United States throughout the world. The country faced particularly challenging prospects in Afghanistan and Pakistan two countries which have links to the attacks of 9/11 and to terrorism. The Bush Administration's approval ratings were at all-time lows both at home and abroad and Obama rode the tide of change into office. President Obama just passed ..."

Tags:pakistan, afghanistan, economy