Government and the American Economy: A New HistoryUniversity of Chicago Press, 2008年9月15日 - 560 頁 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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... government's use of coercive power is important in enforcing rights and laws and resolving internal disputes , but its significance is para- mount in protecting against outside aggression . National defense is the classic example of a ...
... government's efforts as success stories.35 The counterfactual question of how well the nation would have done in the absence of many of the government programs often is difficult to answer because numerous alternative scenarios can be ...
... government's authority. Most authority over economic activity, however, was still centered in the states. The Civil War ultimately settled the issue in favor of a strong union with the national government operating the governments of ...
... government during specific periods, and the case stud- ies highlight important features of the government's role in more depth and allow for greater appreciation of the ways it has changed over time. Many features of American governments ...
... governments and in the federal government's role in the economy. In chapter 17 Fishback discusses the search for security in a complex world that has led to continued expansion of national defense and the regulations and social ...
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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 |