克林顿和小布什两届美国政府经济政策的强烈反差,将成为经济学家及历史学家们长期争论的话题。克林顿政府在任期间,面临的是一个形势极为不利的烂摊子:经济增长踯躅不前,1980年到1992年间里根政府和老布什政府留下的联邦预算赤字数额惊人,“自然”失业率处于相对较高水平,通货膨胀压力不断加大。而小布什上任 The sharp contrast between the economic policies of the two U.S. administrations, Clinton and George W. Bush, will become a topic of constant debate for economists and historians. During the tenure of the Clinton administration, he faced a very unfavorable situation: economic growth stagnated. The federal budget deficits left by the Reagan administration and the Bush administration between 1980 and 1992 were staggering. The “natural” unemployment rate was relatively low High levels of inflationary pressure continue to increase. And Bush takes office