Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I Making Domestic Economic Policy in Washington -- 1 The State of the U.S. Economy -- 2 Making Fiscal Policy in Washington -- 3 Case Study: The American Welfare State -- 4 Making Monetary Policy in Washington -- 5 Case Study: The Federal Reserve as Financial Crisis Manager -- 6 Making Labor Policy in Washington -- 7 Case Study: Women and the Economy -- Part II Making International Economic Policy in Washington -- 8 The State of the Global Economy -- 9 Making Trade Policy in Washington -- 10 Case Study: Exchange Rates and the U. S. Treasury -- 11 Making International Monetary and Financial Policy in Washington -- 12 Case Study: Reforming the International Monetary Fund -- 13 Making Economic Development Policy at the World Bank -- 14 Case Study: Chinese Economic Development -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Appendix Selected Speakers at Economic Policy Seminars, 1987Ò 2000 -- Bibliography -- Index.