Field Guide to the U.S. Economy: A Compact And Irreverent Guide to Economic Life in America

This new edition of the Field Guide to the U.S. Economy, extensively revised and expanded with the most up-to-date data, brings key economic issues to life. It covers a wide range of subjects, including workers, women, people of color, government spending, welfare, education, health, the environment, macroeconomics, the global economy, and new material on the war in Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security, the prison-industrial complex, foreign aid, the environment, and pharmaceutical companies.