Supply-side Follies: How Conservative Economics Threatens Innovation and Prosperity and What Progressives Should Do About it: Why Conservative ... and Innovation Economics is the Answer

“Supply-Side Follies is a closely-argued broadside against the Bush administration’s two-pronged economic policy of tax cuts and more tax cuts. Anyone trying to evaluate the highly politically-charged arguments that these tax cuts stimulated economic growth, and may even have paid for themselves, would profit from thinking hard about the counterarguments Atkinson marshals in his clearly-written and accessible book.” –Joel Slemrod, Director, University of Michigan Office of Tax Policy Research

“Dr. Atkinson’s Supply-Side Follies is a primer on Bush/Reagan’s supply-side economics doctrine, clearly showing how, despite claims to the contrary, it’s a failed economic growth strategy. No solution-less Chicken Little, the book is full of provocative alternatives that understand the distinctions between fulsome economic policy in a global setting and unfair political ideology masquerading as such. Supply-Side Follies is an easily grasped must-read for every voter of every stripe.” –Leo Hindery, Managing Partner at InterMedia Partners and former CEO of AT&T Broadband and TCI

“In this important book, Rob Atkinson leaves behind the stale economic debates in Washington, D.C. and presents a compelling case that both conservative and liberal economic doctrines are out of step with today’s global, knowledge-based economy and that we need a new ‘innovation economics.’ This book is a must-read for anyone-liberal, centrist, or conservative-interested in ensuring a prosperous future for all Americans.” –Senator Evan Bayh