Summary: Back to Work E-Book

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• Herausgeber: Political Book Summaries
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 28

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

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The must-read summary of Bill Clinton's book: “Back to Work, Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy”. 

This complete summary of "Back to Work" by Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, analyses his argument that America needs a strong private sector and a smart government working together to recover from the financial crisis and restore the American Dream.

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Book Presentation: Back to Work by Bill Clinton

Book Abstract

With all the challenges facing the United States today, the government still matters. There is no evidence whatsoever that an antigovernment strategy will succeed. The nation needs a strong private sector and a smart government working together in order to restore prosperity and progress.

The conflict between the government and the private sector which has played out in recent years has proven to be good politics but has produced bad policies. It’s timeto get people back to work, increase bank lending and corporate investment, expand the nation’s exports, reinvigorate America’s manufacturing base and create new businesses. This will only happen where a strong government and a strong economy work together to restore the American Dream and rebuild the middle class.

“We’re in a mess now. At the dawn of the new century, after years of strong job growth, rising incomes, and declining debt, we abandoned a proven path to shared prosperity in favor of doubling down, once more, on antigovernment ideology. Now we’re paying for it. The only sensible thing to do is for all of us to take some responsibility for changing things. I don’t know how this will turn out. I just know that for more than two hundred years, everyone who’s bet against the United States has lost. A lot of people are betting against us today. I’m betting that once again, in a very different world, we’ll find our way to a “more perfect Union.” Let’s get the show on the road.”

– Bill Clinton

About the Author

Bill Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States. From 1993 to 2001. Since leaving office, he has been involved in public speaking and humanitarian work. His foundation promotes international causes such as the prevention of AIDS and global warming. In 2009, he was named a United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti and has been involved in that country’s reconstruction program.

Summary of Back to Work (Bill Clinton)

Where We Are Now

Our Thirty-Year Antigovernment Obsession

The Republicans campaigned in the midterm elections of 2010 on the concept the president and the Democratic incumbents of Congress had bought America to its knees because of too much regulating, excessive government spending and prohibitive taxation. This was amazing when you consider:

Everyone agrees the financial markets meltdown was caused by not enough government insight and excessive leverage on the part of the banks.The financial markets meltdown did not morph into a full-scale depression only because the government acted to save the financial system from complete collapse.As flawed as the stimulus packages may have been, most economic studies have concluded they succeeded in keeping unemployment rates at least 1.5 to 2 percent lower.

While blaming others may be good politics in an election cycle, it’s time for America to move on from trying to find someone to pin the blame on. The reality is today’s world features unequal access to jobs, great instability because of interdependence and past patterns of doing things which were entirely unsustainable for the planet. It’s time for America to get beyond party politics and undertake reform of the nation’s basic systems which once worked well but which are today outdated and superceded.