Chapter 16: Government and Economy

Chapter Outline

• What Are the Goals of Economic Policy?
  • Promoting Stable Markets
  • Promoting Economic Prosperity
  • Promoting Business Development
  • Protecting Employees and Consumers
  • Four Schools of Economic Thought
• What Are the Tools of Economic Policy?
  • Monetary Policies
  • Fiscal Policies
  • Regulation and Antitrust Policy
  • Subsidies and Contracting
• The Environment and the Economy
  • The Debate on Global Warming: Environmental Policies
• The Politics of Economic Policy Making
• Thinking Critically about Economic Policy

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