US Economy
Sectoral make-up of the US Econ
Economic issues in the US 1. Unemployment 2. Jobs lost to outsourcing and not replaced 3. Downfall of traditional industries (cars,…) 4. Government deficits 5. Negative balance of trade 6. Rising power of lobby groups
Foreign Trade
Current relations
Trade
Current relations Debt
Current relations Currency issues
New China
Issues of contention
1. Oil producer No. 1 by Energy self-sufficient by US to become world’s No. 2 in More part-time workers 5. Delays in retirement age 6. Development of high-tech 7. Changes in US demographics 8. Growing gap in incomes Major trends
Inequality in the USA
US Colleges
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