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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| Abbreviations |
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| Timeline of Events |
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PART I GENERAL ECONOMY: THE PRESIDENT'S INFLUENCE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR |
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One GDP and Productivity: Presidential Influence on Economic Production |
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3 | (40) |
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Two Inflation and Interest Rates: Incentives and Disincentives for Economic Production |
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43 | (12) |
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Three Savings and Investment: Groundwork for Growth |
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Four Growth of the Stock Market: The Value of Private Companies |
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65 | (12) |
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Five Employment and the Poverty Line: The "Other" Bottom Lines of Economic Policy |
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77 | (14) |
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Six U.S. Exports and International Trade Balance: America's Global Competitiveness |
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91 | (14) |
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PART II FISCAL ECONOMY: THE PRESIDENT'S INFLUENCE ON THE PUBLIC SECTOR |
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Seven Federal Budget Growth and Share of the Economy: Maintaining a Public/Private Balance |
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105 | (14) |
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Eight Federal Budget Deficits and the National Debt: A President's Fiscal Responsibility |
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119 | (14) |
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Nine Federal Taxation: Raising Revenue Effectively for the Public |
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133 | (20) |
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PART III COMBINING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INDICATORS: OVERALL PRESIDENTIAL PERFORMANCE RANKINGS |
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Ten Economic Performance Rankings from Harry Truman to Barack Obama |
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153 | (30) |
| Annex 1 Methodology |
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183 | (4) |
| Annex 2 The Great Depression and World War II: Background to the Modern Economy |
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187 | (6) |
| Annex 3 Statistics |
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193 | (18) |
| Selected Bibliography |
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211 | (4) |
| Index |
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