Day of Reckoning: The Consequences of American Economic Policy

by Benjamin M. Friedman

Examines Reagan's economic policies, details their financial consequences, and presents the necessity of substantial tax increases

Genres: Economics

323 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 1989

About the author

Benjamin Morton Friedman (born 1944) is a leading American political economist. Friedman is the William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Brookings Institute's Panel on Economic Activity, and the editorial board of the Encyclopædia Britannica.

Friedman received his A.B., A.M., and Ph.D. degrees, all in economics, from Harvard University. He also received an M.Sc. in economics and politics from King's College, Cambridge where he was a Marshall Scholar. He has been on the Harvard faculty since 1972. Currently Friedman is a member of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation.

Reviews

[Antonio Rivera · Rating 5 out of 5]

"people simply don't behave how supply side theorists claimed."

[Stan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this in the late '80s, when I thought the Reagan-era deficits were certain to bring about our country's financial doom. Boy, was I ever wrong, right?