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Autore |
Madrick Jeffrey G |
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Titolo |
The case for big government / / Jeff Madrick ; with a new preface by the author |
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Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2010, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-93621-2 |
9786612936210 |
1-4008-3480-5 |
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Edizione |
[With a New preface by the author and a new foreword by Ruth O'Brien] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Public Square book series |
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Soggetti |
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Organizational effectiveness - United States |
United States Politics and government |
United States Economic policy 2001-2009 |
United States Economic policy 2009- |
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Formato |
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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Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Foreword / O'Brien, Ruth -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Part I. Government and Change in America -- Part II. How Much We Have Changed -- Part III. What to Do -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Political conservatives have long believed that the best government is a small government. But if this were true, noted economist Jeff Madrick argues, the nation would not be experiencing stagnant wages, rising health care costs, increasing unemployment, and concentrations of wealth for a narrow elite. In this perceptive and eye-opening book, Madrick proves that an engaged government--a big government of high taxes and wise regulations--is necessary for the social and economic answers that Americans desperately need in changing times. He shows that the big governments of past eras fostered greatness and prosperity, while weak, laissez-faire governments marked periods of corruption and exploitation. The Case for Big Government considers whether the government can adjust its current policies and set the country right. Madrick explains why politics and economics should go hand in hand; why America benefits when the government actively |
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