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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... Higgs Gary D. Libecap John Joseph Wallis Stanley L. Engerman Jeffrey Rogers Hummel Sumner J. La Croix Robert A. Margo Robert A. McGuire Richard Sylla Lee J. Alston Joseph P. Ferrie Mark Guglielmo E. C. Pasour , Jr. Randal R. Rucker ...
... HIGGS GARY D. LIBECAP JOHN JOSEPH WALLIS STANLEY L. ENGERMAN JEFFREY ROGERS HUMMEL SUMNER J. LA CROIX ROBERT A. MARGO ROBERT A. MCGUIRE RICHARD SYLLA LEE J. ALSTON JOSEPH P. FERRIE MARK GUGLIELMO E. C. PASOUR JR . RANDAL R. RUCKER ...
... the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Infor- mation Sciences - Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials , ANSI Z39.48-1992 . DEDICATION PRICE FISHBACK TO ROBERT HIGGS This book is dedicated.
A New History Price V. Fishback. DEDICATION PRICE FISHBACK TO ROBERT HIGGS This book is dedicated to Robert Higgs , one of its coauthors . Bob is many things to each of us : a close friend , a mentor , a teacher , and a student . Those ...
... profes- sion with Robert Higgs has contributed greatly to our careers. More important, sharing his friendship has enriched our lives immeasurably. —Price Fishback CONTENTS Dedication V PRICE FISHBACK List of Tables and Figures DEDICATION ...
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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 |