Government and the American Economy: A New HistoryUniversity of Chicago Press, 2008 M09 15 - 560 páginas The American economy has provided a level of well-being that has consistently ranked at or near the top of the international ladder. A key source of this success has been widespread participation in political and economic processes. In The Government and the American Economy, leading economic historians chronicle the significance of America’s open-access society and the roles played by government in its unrivaled success story. |
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... Institution. He is also the Spencer T. Olin Professor in Arts and Sciences, professor of economics, and professor of ... Institutions and Markets at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University. He is also a research ...
... institutions inherited from the past) and new experiences that alter and modify that cultural heritage. The idea that our understanding is disem- bodied wisdom independent of our cultural heritage and experiences was criticized by ...
... institutions that allow them to produce more while pur- suing a large variety of leisure activities. A critical element of American success and of the development of the characteristics described above has been the relatively high ...
... institutions because it has the coercive power to force people to take actions. This power can be used to promote the economic welfare of the many or of the few. Unfor- tunately, world history is filled with countless examples of ...
... institutions, the government or the market, is best equipped to resolve the information problem? Regulation can often be a blunt instrument when the same require- ments apply to all people and places. In a highly diverse society, a ...
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2 Government in Colonial America | 37 |
3 The Founding Era 1774 1791 | 56 |
4 Property Rights and Federal Land Policy | 89 |
Government and the Financial System since 1789 | 115 |
6 The National Era | 148 |
7 The Civil War and Reconstruction | 188 |
8 Government and the American Dilemma | 232 |
13 The New Deal | 384 |
14 The World Wars | 431 |
15 The Growth of US Farm Programs | 456 |
The Role of the South | 490 |
17 Seeking Security in the Postwar Era | 507 |
APPENDIX A Key Indicators of Economic and Government Activity | 557 |
APPENDIX B The Articles of Confederation | 571 |
APPENDIX C The Constitution of the United States | 581 |
9 The Gilded Age | 255 |
10 The Progressive Era | 288 |
Labor Education and Health | 323 |
From Patronage to Civil Service | 364 |
APPENDIX D The Bill of Rights | 593 |
INDEX | 595 |
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Government and the American Economy: A New History Price V. Fishback Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |