Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy - Couverture souple

Clinton, President Bill

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0091944147 ISBN 13 : 9780091944148

Editeur : Hutchinson, 2011

Synopsis

Back to Work President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters--presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial responsibility, resolving the mortgage crisis, and pursuing a strategy to get us "back in the future business." He explains how we got into the current economic crisis, and offers specific recommendations on how we can put people back to work, increase bank lending and corporate investment, double our exports, restore our manufacturing base, and create new businesses. He supports President Obama's emphasis on green technology, saying that changing the way we produce a...

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

In Back to Work, Bill Clinton addresses the urgent economic challenges facing the United States and offers a plan to get America "back into the future business."

He details how to get out of the current economic crisis and lay a foundation for long-term prosperity. He offers specific recommendations on how to put people back to work, increase bank lending and corporate investment, double exports, restore the manufacturing base, and create new businesses. He supports President Obama's emphasis on green technology, saying that a change in the way we produce and consume energy is the strategy most likely to spark a fast-growing economy and enhance national security.

Clinton also says that it is strong economy and smart government working together that will restore prosperity and progress. He demonstrates that whenever the US gives in to the temptation to blame government for its problems, it loses its commitment to shared prosperity, balanced growth, financial responsibility, and investment in the future. Some things have to be done together. For example, he says, "Our ability to compete in the twenty-first century is dependent on our willingness to invest in infrastructure: we need faster broadband, a state-of-the-art national electrical grid, modernized water and sewer systems, and the best airports, trains, roads, and bridges.

"There is no evidence that we can succeed in the twenty-first century with an antigovernment strategy," writes Clinton, "with a philosophy grounded in 'You're on your own' rather than 'We're all in this together.'" Clinton believes that conflict between government and the private sector has proved to be remarkably good politics, but it has produced bad policies, giving us a weak economy with few jobs, growing income inequality and poverty, and a decline in our competitive position. In the real world, cooperation works much better than conflict, and "we need victories in the real world."

"I wrote this book because I love my country and I'm concerned about our future," he writes. "As I often said when I first ran for President in 1992, America at its core is an idea - the idea that no matter who you are or where you're from, if you work hard and play by the rules, you'll have the freedom and opportunity to pursue your own dreams and leave your kids a country where they can chase theirs."

Quatrième de couverture :

'Work is about more than making a living . . . It's fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people.'

In Back to Work, Bill Clinton gives his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters - presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial responsibility, resolving the mortgage crisis, and pursuing a strategy to get the country 'back in the future business'.

He explains how the United States got into the current economic crisis, and offers specific recommendations on how it can put people back to work, increase bank lending and corporate investment, double its exports, restore its manufacturing base, and create new businesses. He supports President Obama's emphasis on green technology, saying that changing the way Americans produce and consume energy is the strategy most likely to spark a fast-growing economy while enhancing national security.

Clinton also stresses that the United States needs a strong private sector and a smart government working together to restore prosperity and progress, demonstrating that whenever Americans have given in to the temptation to blame government for all their problems, they have lost their ability to produce sustained economic growth and shared prosperity.

Clinton writes, 'There is simply no evidence that we can succeed in the twenty-first century with an antigovernment strategy,' based on 'a philosophy grounded in "You're on your own" rather than "We're all in this together".' He believes that conflict between government and the private sector has proved to be good politics but has produced bad policies, giving the country a weak economy with not enough jobs, growing income inequality and poverty, and a decline in its competitive position. In the real world, cooperation works much better than conflict, and 'Americans need victories in real life'.

Jacket photograph © Andrew Hetherington 2011 / Redux

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hutchinson
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0091944147
• ISBN 13: 9780091944148
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208