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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... industry redistribute income from consumers to producers by allowing producers to charge higher prices. In 2005, for example, several states passed legislation protecting real estate agents against competition from discount competitors ...
... industry . The average per capita gain in the steel industry would be $ 200 per per- son . Meanwhile , a loss of roughly $ 300 million spread among the 300 million members of the general public would cost them each only one dollar . It ...
... industry capture of the regulatory officials . Regulat- ing an industry requires expertise , so at least some of the regulators are often chosen from industry and are likely to be sympathetic to indus- try demands . At the other extreme ...
... industry led to an expansion in local government spending on education as well as professional police and fire ... industries and established the first major antitrust law. The twentieth century witnessed a dramatic expansion in activity ...
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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 |