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The Economist – Barack Obama’s economic record End-of-term report

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Barack Obama’s economic record – End-of-term report. “The president’s record is better than the woes of America’s economy suggests. Sep 1st 2012 | WASHINGTON, DC | from the print edition

  • “Not since 1933 had an American president taken the oath of office in an economic climate as grim as it was when Barack Obama put his left hand on the Bible in January 2009. The banking system was near collapse, two big car manufacturers were sliding towards bankruptcy; and employment, the housing market and output were spiralling down. Hemmed in by political constraints, presidents typically have only the slightest influence over the American economy. Mr Obama, like Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 and Ronald Reagan in 1981, would be an exception. Not only would his decisions be crucial to the recovery, but he also had a chance to shape the economy that emerged. As one adviser said, the crisis should not be allowed to go to waste.”
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