Discuss why you agree or disagree with Stockman’s account of the Reagan era. Include a discussion of both positive and negative economic outcomes particularly in light of the statesmanship model

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Discuss why you agree or disagree with Stockman’s account of the Reagan era. Include a discussion of both positive and negative economic outcomes particularly in light of the statesmanship model

Discuss why you agree or disagree with Stockman’s account of the Reagan era. Include a discussion of both positive and negative economic outcomes particularly in light of the statesmanship model articulated in Module 2: Week 2.

PLCY704-Discussion Board

In this module, you discuss the basic economic indications and causes of both economic growth and recession.  To do so, you will evaluate the impact of “Reaganomics” and discuss some of the conflicting outcomes of that era that contributed to both the growth of the free market and deficit spending.

 

 

Reading & Study

  • Gwartney et al.: chs. 7–10,
  • Special Topics 2–3
  • Stockman: chs. 4–7
  • Presentation: Economic Growth and Recession- I will weave in this portion if you cannot pull anything from this transcript presentation

 Gwartney et al-7-8-9 and 10.zip

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

  • Identify basic economic concepts related to growth and recession.
  • Articulate a model of Biblical statesmanship as it relates to deficit spending, the free market, and statist intervention.
  • Evaluate Reaganomics.