ジョージ・W・ブッシュ大統領の財政政策に見る現代アメリカニズム : 就任1年目に焦点をあてて

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This report studies current Americanism-the peculiar American values and ways of thinking motivating the national society to develop-by analyzing both the characteristics and problems of the long-term economic and fiscal policies proposed by U. S. President George W. Bush in his first year in office. His policies are quite conservative, despite his appeals for "compassionate conservative" before and after the presidential election in 2000. They are characterized by large tax reductions and increased defense spending, reminiscent of Reaganomics in the 1980s. While Bush's plans may seem to be a resurgence of Reaganomics, they merely reflect a desire to demonstrate that he is a strong leader like former President Ronald Reagan. The top priority of Bush's policies seems to be forging a "strong America," mainly on the strength of a military build-up, which may fall short of leading the U. S. economy to well-balanced growth by the end of this decade. Although President Bush's proposals may be impressive to some people, they seem to be lacking a rational, logical background, resulting in a deficiency of long-term perspectives particularly of the sense of public costs in the long term. We can find such characteristics as seen in Bush's proposals also in private economic practice, reflecting the wide-spread wisdom since the 1990s that the market-oriented economy, typical of the American market economy system, is supreme. Current Americanism seems to be making not only economic but also political decisions devoid of the sense of long-term public interests.
恵泉女学園大学の論文
2003-03-20

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坂井誠
恵泉女学園大学

ジョージ・W・ブッシュ大統領の財政政策に見る現代アメリカニズム : 就任1年目に焦点をあてて

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