Government and the American Economy: A New HistoryUniversity of Chicago Press, 15. 9. 2008. - 560 страница 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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... individual freedoms from government interference increasingly marked his writ- ing as he moved from the University of Washington to Lafayette Col- lege to Seattle University and to his current position as editor of the Independent ...
... individual parts of the economy? The creation of an ongoing federalist structure and the development of well-specified property rights and effective enforcement are themes that recur throughout the book. But it is the pervasive role of ...
... individual rights and property. Unfortunately, history is replete with governments that enriched a small number of powerful elites at the expense of the vast majority of the population. Such governments often hindered the eco- nomic ...
... individual freedoms. Those that were important for economic success were the freedom for individuals to make voluntary contracts with others without government interfer- ence and protection of their right to hold property of all kinds ...
... individual decisions and retards investment. With the exception of a short invasion by the British during the War of 1812, America has managed to avoid invasions of its territory. Thus it managed to avoid the long periods of destruction ...
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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 |