Government and the American Economy: A New HistoryUniversity of Chicago Press, 15. sep. 2008 - 560 sider 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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... forces , where many faced far worse conditions than they ever saw on the unemployment lines during the 1930s . We may have needed to fight the war to prevent Hitler from leaving the world in a terrible condition , but the costs were ...
... force , 1940-1948 443 14.4 Federal receipts , outlays , and surplus ( FY ) , debt and money stock ( mid - year ) , and GDP deflator , 1940-1948 444 15.1 USDA expenditures and employment , 1929-1998 464 16.1 Seniority of southern ...
... forces that lead to inertia, American governments have shown the capacity to correct mistakes. Governing is a messy process of trial and error. Voters often disagree about the best policy, and compet- ing theories of government held by ...
... force people to take actions. This power can be used to promote the economic welfare of the many or of the few. Unfor- tunately, world history is filled with countless examples of governments that promoted the interests of the few ...
... force people to pay taxes to contribute to national defense . The U.S. Constitution gave the national government the right to collect taxes directly to alleviate fears about free riding by states . These fears arose because of problems ...
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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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