Government and the American Economy: A New HistoryUniversity of Chicago Press, 15 սեպ, 2008 թ. - 560 էջ 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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A New History Price V. Fishback. CONTENTS Dedication V PRICE FISHBACK List of Tables and Figures xiii About the Authors XV Foreword xvii DOUGLASS C. NORTH 1. Government and the Economy I PRICE FISHBACK 2. Government in Colonial America ...
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... arbitrators and allows better planning in the writing of contracts. This can lead to quick resolution of disputes without having to turn to the courts. The United States adopted the British system of common law 8 PRICE FISHBACK.
A New History Price V. Fishback. The redistributive power of government also takes more subtle forms. A tariff on foreign imports of steel favors U.S. steel producers rather than U.S. steel consumers because the tariff gives the ...
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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 |