http://www.america.govpublications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters.html.rss http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/introduction_html_html Because of the its size and its increasingly close ties to other national economies, economic conditions in the United States affect people the world over. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/introduction_html_html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:48:35 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/goods-and-services_html_html From corn to computers, machines to motion pictures, the U.S. economy delivers a cornucopia of benefits. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/goods-and-services_html_html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:49:29 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/a-service-economy_html_html With goods plentiful, much of the U.S. economy’s value derives from its ability to supply people with services of every kind: financial advice, medical care, arts and entertainment – all are but part of an economy grounded increasingly in the empowerment of its participants. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/a-service-economy_html_html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:50:30 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/creative-destruction_html_html By affording all the freedom both to succeed or to fail, the free and dynamic American marketplace produces greater productivity and prosperity for the American people. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/creative-destruction_html_html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:50:57 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/businesses-large-and-small_html_html Whether large businesses aiming to justify their investors’ continued confidence or small businesses hoping to grow, participants in the U.S. economy contribute to the overall vitality of the marketplace. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/businesses-large-and-small_html_html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:52:43 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/workers-and-productivity_html_html By producing efficiently large amounts of high quality goods and services, American working men and women assure a high level of national prosperity, for the nation and for themselves. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/workers-and-productivity_html_html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:59:55 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/the-role-of-government_html_html Government regulation establishes the parameters of fair competition in the free U.S. marketplace, for adjudicating private disputes, and for protecting public health and safety. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/books/economy-in-brief/chapters/the-role-of-government_html_html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:05:59 -0400