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The USA: Three Socio-economic problems
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2013-12-48-73
Abstract
The article considers various aspects of three areas of American socio-economic life, which are the most important for understanding in today’s world. They are the middle class and social inequality, fixed investments, budget and debt problems. The studies of the American economy and social innovation processes are really important for the world economy. Economic development of the country, whose GDP is a quarter of the planet’s, has a huge direct impact on the economy and policy of the rest of the world. These trends and processes have a significant demonstration effect, they are used as a source of argument in decision-making or policy development in other countries.
Keywords
USA,
socio-economic problems,
middle class,
social inequality,
finance,
economy,
politics,
accumulation,
income
JEL: I3; O10; E21; E60; E64
About the Author
L. Grigoryev
National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Grigoryev L. The USA: Three Socio-economic problems. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2013;(12):48-73. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2013-12-48-73
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