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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813696703321

Autore

Leggett William <1801-1839.>

Titolo

Democratick editorials : essays in Jacksonian political economy / / William Leggett ; compiled, edited, and with a foreword by Lawrence H. White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Indianapolis, Ind., : Liberty Press, c1984

©1984

ISBN

1-61487-822-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 410 pages) : portrait

Altri autori (Persone)

WhiteLawrence H (Lawrence Henry)

Disciplina

338.973

Soggetti

United States Economic policy To 1933

United States Politics and government 1815-1861

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The doctrine of equal rights -- pt. 2. Separation bank and state -- pt. 3. Abolition insolence -- pt. 4. The division of political classes -- pt. 5. The principles of free trade -- pt. 6. Literary property.

Sommario/riassunto

William Leggett (1801-1839) was the intellectual leader of the laissez-faire wing of Jacksonian democracy. His diverse writings applied the principle of equal rights to liberty and property. These editorials maintain a historical and contemporary relevance.