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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... revenues from some gasoline taxes are used to pay for highway maintenance; some parks charge user fees. Unemployment benefits for workers come from payroll taxes paid by employers, and the system is, at least in part, “experience-rated ...
... revenues and outlays have grown substantially faster than the gross national product (GNP). Total tax revenues collected by federal, state, and local governments rose from 4 percent of GNP in 1840 to around 7 percent in 1900, 18 percent ...
... revenue per capita Year Federal State Local Total Total as share of GNP (%) 1800 1.96 0.42 1810 1.80 0.36 1820 2.52 ... Revenues as share of GNP Federal State Local Total Year (%) (%) (%) (%) 1902 3.0 0.8 4.0 7.8 1913 2.4 0.9 4.2 7.5 ...
... Revenue Service, workers' compensation and unemployment insurance administrators, the Immi- gration and Naturalization Service, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and other agencies. Similarly, the same firm ...
... revenue as a share of GDP rose sharply (see table 1.1). The relative share of government activity at different levels has ... revenues continued at high levels to help pay down the wartime debt. Dramatic shifts in activity between 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 |