Back to Work - Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy

In Back to Work, Bill Clinton addresses the urgent economic challenges facing the United States and offers a plan to get America back into the future business. He details how to get out of the current economic crisis and lay a foundation for long-term prosperity. He offers specific recommendations on how to put people back to work, increase bank lending and corporate investment, double exports, restore the manufacturing base, and create new businesses. He supports President Obama's emphasis on green technology, saying that a change in the way we produce and consume energy is the strategy most likely to spark a fast-growing economy and enhance national security. Clinton also says that it is strong economy and smart government working together that will restore prosperity and progress. He demonstrates that whenever the US gives in to the temptation to blame government for its problems, it loses its commitment to shared prosperity, balanced growth, financial responsibility, and investment in the future. Some things have to be done together. For example, he says, Our ability to compete in the twenty-first century is dependent on our willingness to invest in infrastructure...