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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... Tariff rates as a share of dutiable value 171 6.8 Debt authorized by year 177 11.1 Immigration and immigration rate 334 11.2 Statutory and inflation - adjusted minimum wage rates 353 12.1 Proportion of merit to total federal civilian ...
... tariffs for revenue. Imposing sales taxes in a specific competitive market typically leads to direct losses for all par- ticipants in that market. The quantity sold falls, consumers pay higher prices, and suppliers receive lower net ...
... tariff on foreign imports of steel favors U.S. steel producers rather than U.S. steel consumers because the tariff gives ... Tariffs and entry restrictions create distortions in the market that lead to decreases in the quantities being ...
... tariff whereas members of the general public might find their per- sonal costs of organizing to stop the policy higher than their dollar loss . This might help explain why protectionist steel tariffs were enacted 14 PRICE FISHBACK.
... Tariff Act of 1930 was passed , for example , groups of senators repre- senting sugar - producing states traded votes with senators from glass- producing states to raise tariffs for both products ; a similar trade was made between ...
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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 |