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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... the Interstate Commerce Commission , the first federal regulatory body , was captured by the railroads and later the trucking industry.25 Instituting a new government policy is often much less difficult GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY 15.
... railroads. As a result, states began scaling back their development activities after 1842. New state constitutions and amendments to existing ones limited state borrowing, limited state assistance to private corporations, and in some ...
... railroads, and foodstuffs. The demarcations between federal, state, and local government were revolutionized during the New Deal. Many economic concerns, such as unemployment, had long been considered local problems. But the nation ...
... railroad and food industries and established the first major antitrust law. The twentieth century witnessed a dramatic expansion in activity by all levels of government. In chapter 10 Price Fishback documents the changes that took place ...
... Railroads . New York : Columbia University Press . Gwartney , James , and Robert Lawson . 2004a . Economic Freedom of the World : 2004 Annual Report . Washington , DC : Cato Institute . 2004b . Economic Freedom of the World : 2004 ...
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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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