TY - BOOK AU - Wood, John H. TI - A history of macroeconomic policy in the United States SN - 9780415777186 U1 - 339.50973 PY - 2009/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Fiscal policy - United States KW - Monetary policy - United States N2 - Keynes asked whether his 'visionary' ideas would overcome the interests opposed to change. However, an examination of the histories of monetary and fiscal policies suggests that this is a false distinction. The interests and ideas associated with government policies are seldom opposed. The suspicion that the latter more often follows than confronts the former is supported by the experiences documented in this book. (http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415777186/) ER -