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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... tion, they clashed over the boundaries of their respective communal territories. The Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni tribes, for example, simultane- ously laid claim to the same broad area in Arizona and New Mexico. One of the ironies of ...
... tion, the government can cut negotiation costs by acting as a representa- tive of the people being harmed. In the case of roads, government funds raised by gasoline taxes might effectively cut the transaction costs in- volved when ...
... tion against competition. In the final analysis there is no guarantee that regulations will always be focused on resolving market failures. The optimal choice between market solutions and regulatory solutions often depends on the ...
... tion and an expansion in the Justice Department's powers to detain and monitor individual activities under the Patriot Act. Shifts in Responsibilities within the Federal System A prominent feature of government in the United States has ...
... tion of free immigrants, mainly from the British Isles, and the acquisi- tion of slaves from Africa, as well as the need to control those already there, or, at least, to work out mutually satisfactory arrangements for coexistence. For ...
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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 |