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Autore |
Abrams Burton A |
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Titolo |
The terrible 10 : a century of economic folly / / Burton A. Abrams |
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Oakland, California : , : The Independent Institute, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-59813-142-7 |
1-59813-144-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
United States Economic policy 20th century |
United States Economic conditions 20th century |
United States Social conditions 20th century |
United States Politics and government 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication Page; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Prohibition: The War on Booze; 2. Monetary Policy During the Great Depression: How to Turn a Recession into a Depression; 3. The Hawley-Smoot Act: Holy Smoke, we Started a Trade War!; 4. Social Security: America's Greatest Ponzi Scheme?; 5. Tax Follies: The 91-Percent Solution; 6. Medicare and Medicaid: Unsustainable Promises; 7. The Nixon-Burns Political Business Cycle: How to Create a Decade of Inflation; 8. Environmental Mismanagement: How to Make a River Burn and Other Magic Tricks |
9. Government Failure and the Great Recession: Turning the American Dream into a Nightmare10. Decades of Deficits: The Real Red Menace; Epilogue: Can Government Governance be Improved?; References; Index; About the Author; Back Cover |
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<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"" class=MsoNormal>The U.S. economy made impressive gains in the 20th century, but this progress makes it easy to forget a harsh reality: Americans were the victims of disastrous government policies that cost trillions of dollars in wasted resources, created mass unemployment, and kept millions of people in poverty |
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