Fiscal Reform: When Will It Come? Will It Require A Crisis?
As both sides ponder the results of the “Fiscal Cliff” negotiations, one thing is clear. This was not a major reform. It was a short-term fix. In the opening chapter of Madmen, Ed and I argue that while significant reform often comes about as a result of a crisis, this need not always be the case. (In chapter 6 we discuss airline deregulation as an example of a major reform that did not emerge from crisis.)…
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