03832nam 22007093u 450 991045381280332120210113172440.01-59813-099-4(CKB)2550000001132888(EBL)1022811(OCoLC)811505231(SSID)ssj0000721308(PQKBManifestationID)12324034(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000721308(PQKBWorkID)10688654(PQKB)11281874(MiAaPQ)EBC1022811(EXLCZ)99255000000113288820160502d2007|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrNeither Liberty nor Safety[electronic resource] Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of GovernmentOakland Independent Institute20071 online resource (219 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59813-012-9 1-306-01346-1 Cover ; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Fear: The Foundation of Every Government's Power ; Chapter 2: Eighteen Problematic Propositions in the Analysis of the Growth of Government ; Chapter 3: The Complex Course of Ideological ChangeChapter 4: Crisis and Leviathan: Review and Response Chapter 5: What Got Us Into and Out of the Great Depression? ; Chapter 6: The United States Won the World Wars, but Americans Lost ; Chapter 7: Government and the Economy in the United States since World War IIChapter 8: The Ongoing Growth of Government in the Economically Advanced Countries Index ; About the Author ; About the Independent Institute ; Independent Studies in Political Economy ; Back Cover<DIV>The history of the United States, from the 19th century to present day, is included in this examination of the very foundations of unwarranted government intrusiveness that illuminates the two essential elements that have led to the expansion of the state's authority-the ideology that the government should serve as a savior whenever people face threats to their well-being and the public fear that follows the perception of a large-scale threat to peace or prosperity. When these two factors operate simultaneously, people demand that the government take protective measures on their behalf. HFearIdeologyPolitical sciencePolitical scienceIdeologyFearPolitical ScienceHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCPolitical Science TheoryHILCCElectronic books.Fear.Ideology.Political science.Political scienceIdeologyFearPolitical ScienceLaw, Politics & GovernmentPolitical Science Theory320.5Higgs Robert249685AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910453812803321Neither Liberty nor Safety2259565UNINA