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Against Leviathan [[electronic resource] ] : government power and a free society / / Robert Higgs
| Against Leviathan [[electronic resource] ] : government power and a free society / / Robert Higgs |
| Autore | Higgs Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (424 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.973 |
| Collana | Independent studies in political economy |
| Soggetto topico | Power (Social sciences) - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-59813-089-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; Introduction ; Part I - Welfare Statism; Chapter 1: Is More Economic Equality Better? ; Chapter 2: The Welfare State: Promising Protection in an Age of Anxiety ; Chapter 3: Nineteen Neglected Consequences of Income Redistribution ; Part II - Our Glorious Leaders
Chapter 4: The Mythology of Roosevelt and the New Deal Chapter 5: Public Choice and Political Leadership ; Chapter 6: Bolingbroke, Nixon, and the Rest of them; Chapter 7: What Professor Stiglitz Learned in Washington ; Chapter 8: Great Presidents? ; Part III - Despotism, Soft and Hard Chapter 9: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration: A Billy Club is not a Substitute for Eyeglasses Chapter 10: Regulatory Harmonization: A Sweet-Sounding, Dangerous Development ; Chapter 11: Puritanism, Paternalism, and Power ; Chapter 12: We're all Sick, and Government must Heal us Chapter 18: Death and Taxes Chapter 19: A Carnival of Taxation ; Chapter 20: Unmitigated Mercantilism ; Chapter 21: Results of a Fifty-Year Experiment in Political Economy ; Chapter 22: Results of Another Fifty-Year Experiment in Political Economy ; Chapter 23: Pity the Poor Japanese Part V - The Political Economy of Crisis |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453812203321 |
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| Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Against Leviathan [[electronic resource] ] : government power and a free society / / Robert Higgs
| Against Leviathan [[electronic resource] ] : government power and a free society / / Robert Higgs |
| Autore | Higgs Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (424 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.973 |
| Collana | Independent studies in political economy |
| Soggetto topico | Power (Social sciences) - United States |
| ISBN | 1-59813-089-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover ; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; Introduction ; Part I - Welfare Statism; Chapter 1: Is More Economic Equality Better? ; Chapter 2: The Welfare State: Promising Protection in an Age of Anxiety ; Chapter 3: Nineteen Neglected Consequences of Income Redistribution ; Part II - Our Glorious Leaders
Chapter 4: The Mythology of Roosevelt and the New Deal Chapter 5: Public Choice and Political Leadership ; Chapter 6: Bolingbroke, Nixon, and the Rest of them; Chapter 7: What Professor Stiglitz Learned in Washington ; Chapter 8: Great Presidents? ; Part III - Despotism, Soft and Hard Chapter 9: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration: A Billy Club is not a Substitute for Eyeglasses Chapter 10: Regulatory Harmonization: A Sweet-Sounding, Dangerous Development ; Chapter 11: Puritanism, Paternalism, and Power ; Chapter 12: We're all Sick, and Government must Heal us Chapter 18: Death and Taxes Chapter 19: A Carnival of Taxation ; Chapter 20: Unmitigated Mercantilism ; Chapter 21: Results of a Fifty-Year Experiment in Political Economy ; Chapter 22: Results of Another Fifty-Year Experiment in Political Economy ; Chapter 23: Pity the Poor Japanese Part V - The Political Economy of Crisis |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790511503321 |
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Higgs Robert
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| Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Crisis and Leviathan [[electronic resource] ] : critical episodes in the growth of American government / / Robert Higgs ; with a new preface by the author ; foreword by Arthur A. Ekirch
| Crisis and Leviathan [[electronic resource] ] : critical episodes in the growth of American government / / Robert Higgs ; with a new preface by the author ; foreword by Arthur A. Ekirch |
| Autore | Higgs Robert |
| Edizione | [25th anniversary ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.973 |
| Collana | Independent studies in political economy Crisis and leviathan |
| Soggetto topico |
Administrative agencies - United States - History
Bureaucracy - United States - History Welfare state - United States - History Ideology - United States - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-59813-113-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Part I. Framework; 1. The Sources of Big Government: A Critical Survey of Hypotheses; Explanations of the Growth of Government; Modernization; Public Goods; The Welfare State; Political Redistribution; Ideology; Crisis; Conclusions; 2. How much has Government Grown?: Conventional Measures and an Alternative View; Conventional Measures of the Growth of Government; The Essence of Big Government: An Alternative View; Ratchets: Conventional Measures versus Fundamentals; Conclusions; 3. On Ideology as an Analytical Concept in the Study of Political Economy; What is Ideology?
Ideology and Political Action Ideology in Analysis; Ideology and Rhetoric; Ideology: Exogenous or Endogenous?; Conclusions; 4. Crisis, Bigger Government, and Ideological Change: Toward an Understanding of the Ratchet; A Schematic View of the Problem; Why Stage II?: A Cost-Concealment Hypothesis; Why Stage IV?: A (Partial) Hypothesis on Ideological Change; Recapitulation: Why the Ratchet?; The Task Ahead; Part II. History; 5. Crisis under the Old Regime, 1893-1896; Creative Destruction Ideologically Sustained, 1865-1893; Depression and Social Unrest, 1893-1896; Saving the Gold Standard Maintaining Law and Order in the Labor Market Striking Down the Income Tax; Conclusions; 6. The Progressive Era: A Bridge to Modern Times; Economic Development and Political Change, 1898-1916; The Ideological Winds Shift; End and Beginning: The Railroad Labor Troubles, 1916-1917; Conclusions; 7. The Political Economy of War, 1916-1918; Neutral Prosperity and the Shipping Crisis; The Preparedness Controversy and New Governmental Powers; War and Conscription; Manipulating the Market Economy: The Major Agencies; Labor Problems and the Railroad Takeover; Supreme Court Rulings on War Measures Legacies, Institutional and Ideological Conclusions; 8. The Great Depression: ""An Emergency More Serious Than War""; Economic Rise and fall, 1922-1933; What did Hoover Do?; Interregnum of Despair; Emergency, Emergency!; Planting the First New Deal: The Hundred Days; Cultivating and Pruning the First New Deal: The Supreme Court; Legacies, Institutional and Ideological; Conclusions; 9. The Political Economy of War, 1940-1945; De Jure Neutrality, De Facto Belligerency, 1939-1941; More Powers and Price Controls; The Armed Forces and the Economy; Work or Fight; The Supreme Court also Goes to War Legacies, Institutional and Ideological Conclusions; 10. Crisis and Leviathan: From World War II to the 1980's; The Mixed Economy: March into Socialism or Fascism?; Crisis and Leviathan: The Recent Episodes; Conclusions; 11. Retrospect and Prospect; Retrospect; Prospect; Appendix to Chapter 2; Appendix to Chapter 9; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462956803321 |
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Higgs Robert
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| Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Crisis and Leviathan [[electronic resource] ] : critical episodes in the growth of American government / / Robert Higgs ; with a new preface by the author ; foreword by Arthur A. Ekirch
| Crisis and Leviathan [[electronic resource] ] : critical episodes in the growth of American government / / Robert Higgs ; with a new preface by the author ; foreword by Arthur A. Ekirch |
| Autore | Higgs Robert |
| Edizione | [25th anniversary ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.973 |
| Collana | Independent studies in political economy Crisis and leviathan |
| Soggetto topico |
Administrative agencies - United States - History
Bureaucracy - United States - History Welfare state - United States - History Ideology - United States - History |
| ISBN | 1-59813-113-3 |
| Classificazione | POL040000HIS036000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Part I. Framework; 1. The Sources of Big Government: A Critical Survey of Hypotheses; Explanations of the Growth of Government; Modernization; Public Goods; The Welfare State; Political Redistribution; Ideology; Crisis; Conclusions; 2. How much has Government Grown?: Conventional Measures and an Alternative View; Conventional Measures of the Growth of Government; The Essence of Big Government: An Alternative View; Ratchets: Conventional Measures versus Fundamentals; Conclusions; 3. On Ideology as an Analytical Concept in the Study of Political Economy; What is Ideology?
Ideology and Political Action Ideology in Analysis; Ideology and Rhetoric; Ideology: Exogenous or Endogenous?; Conclusions; 4. Crisis, Bigger Government, and Ideological Change: Toward an Understanding of the Ratchet; A Schematic View of the Problem; Why Stage II?: A Cost-Concealment Hypothesis; Why Stage IV?: A (Partial) Hypothesis on Ideological Change; Recapitulation: Why the Ratchet?; The Task Ahead; Part II. History; 5. Crisis under the Old Regime, 1893-1896; Creative Destruction Ideologically Sustained, 1865-1893; Depression and Social Unrest, 1893-1896; Saving the Gold Standard Maintaining Law and Order in the Labor Market Striking Down the Income Tax; Conclusions; 6. The Progressive Era: A Bridge to Modern Times; Economic Development and Political Change, 1898-1916; The Ideological Winds Shift; End and Beginning: The Railroad Labor Troubles, 1916-1917; Conclusions; 7. The Political Economy of War, 1916-1918; Neutral Prosperity and the Shipping Crisis; The Preparedness Controversy and New Governmental Powers; War and Conscription; Manipulating the Market Economy: The Major Agencies; Labor Problems and the Railroad Takeover; Supreme Court Rulings on War Measures Legacies, Institutional and Ideological Conclusions; 8. The Great Depression: ""An Emergency More Serious Than War""; Economic Rise and fall, 1922-1933; What did Hoover Do?; Interregnum of Despair; Emergency, Emergency!; Planting the First New Deal: The Hundred Days; Cultivating and Pruning the First New Deal: The Supreme Court; Legacies, Institutional and Ideological; Conclusions; 9. The Political Economy of War, 1940-1945; De Jure Neutrality, De Facto Belligerency, 1939-1941; More Powers and Price Controls; The Armed Forces and the Economy; Work or Fight; The Supreme Court also Goes to War Legacies, Institutional and Ideological Conclusions; 10. Crisis and Leviathan: From World War II to the 1980's; The Mixed Economy: March into Socialism or Fascism?; Crisis and Leviathan: The Recent Episodes; Conclusions; 11. Retrospect and Prospect; Retrospect; Prospect; Appendix to Chapter 2; Appendix to Chapter 9; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786583903321 |
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Higgs Robert
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| Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Delusions of power [[electronic resource] ] : new explorations of the state, war, and economy / / Robert Higgs
| Delusions of power [[electronic resource] ] : new explorations of the state, war, and economy / / Robert Higgs |
| Autore | Higgs Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.033573 |
| Collana | Independent studies in political economy Delusions of power |
| Soggetto topico |
Power (Social sciences) - United States
Politics and war - United States - History - 20th century War - Economic aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-306-01348-8
1-59813-068-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. I. The nature of the state, democracy, and crisis policymaking -- pt. II. Closer looks at key actors and critical events -- pt. III. Economic analysis, war, and politicoeconomic interactions -- pt. IV. Review of the troops. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453155403321 |
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Higgs Robert
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| Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Delusions of power [[electronic resource] ] : new explorations of the state, war, and economy / / Robert Higgs
| Delusions of power [[electronic resource] ] : new explorations of the state, war, and economy / / Robert Higgs |
| Autore | Higgs Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355/.033573 |
| Collana | Independent studies in political economy Delusions of power |
| Soggetto topico |
Power (Social sciences) - United States
Politics and war - United States - History - 20th century War - Economic aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-306-01348-8
1-59813-068-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. I. The nature of the state, democracy, and crisis policymaking -- pt. II. Closer looks at key actors and critical events -- pt. III. Economic analysis, war, and politicoeconomic interactions -- pt. IV. Review of the troops. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779217703321 |
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Higgs Robert
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| Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Depression, war, and cold war [[electronic resource] ] : studies in political economy / / by Robert Higgs
| Depression, war, and cold war [[electronic resource] ] : studies in political economy / / by Robert Higgs |
| Autore | Higgs Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, CA, : Independent Institute, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.973/091 |
| Soggetto topico |
War - Economic aspects - United States
Depressions - 1929 - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-84555-4
0-19-534608-4 1-4294-3108-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Regime uncertainty : why the great depression lasted so long and why prosperity resumed after the war -- Private profit, public risk : institutional antecedents of the modern military procurement system in the rearmament program of 1940-1941 -- Wartime prosperity? a reassessment of the U.S. economy in the 1940s -- Wartime socialization of investment : a reassessment of U.S. capital formation in the 1940s -- From central planning to the market : the American transition, 1945-1947 -- The cold war economy : opportunity costs, ideology, and the politics of crisis -- Hard coals make bad law : congressional parochialism versus national defense -- Airplanes the Pentagon didn't want, but Congress did -- Profits of U.S. defense contractors -- Public opinion : a powerful predictor of U.S. defense spending. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451648803321 |
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Higgs Robert
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| Oakland, CA, : Independent Institute, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Depression, war, and cold war [[electronic resource] ] : studies in political economy / / by Robert Higgs
| Depression, war, and cold war [[electronic resource] ] : studies in political economy / / by Robert Higgs |
| Autore | Higgs Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, CA, : Independent Institute, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.973/091 |
| Soggetto topico |
War - Economic aspects - United States
Depressions - 1929 - United States |
| ISBN |
0-19-771004-2
1-280-84555-4 0-19-534608-4 1-4294-3108-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Regime uncertainty : why the great depression lasted so long and why prosperity resumed after the war -- Private profit, public risk : institutional antecedents of the modern military procurement system in the rearmament program of 1940-1941 -- Wartime prosperity? a reassessment of the U.S. economy in the 1940s -- Wartime socialization of investment : a reassessment of U.S. capital formation in the 1940s -- From central planning to the market : the American transition, 1945-1947 -- The cold war economy : opportunity costs, ideology, and the politics of crisis -- Hard coals make bad law : congressional parochialism versus national defense -- Airplanes the Pentagon didn't want, but Congress did -- Profits of U.S. defense contractors -- Public opinion : a powerful predictor of U.S. defense spending. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777891603321 |
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Higgs Robert
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| Oakland, CA, : Independent Institute, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Neither Liberty nor Safety [[electronic resource] ] : Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government
| Neither Liberty nor Safety [[electronic resource] ] : Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government |
| Autore | Higgs Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, : Independent Institute, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fear
Ideology Political science Political Science Law, Politics & Government Political Science Theory |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-59813-099-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Change
Chapter 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 II Chapter 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453812803321 |
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Higgs Robert
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| Oakland, : Independent Institute, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Neither Liberty nor Safety [[electronic resource] ] : Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government
| Neither Liberty nor Safety [[electronic resource] ] : Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government |
| Autore | Higgs Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, : Independent Institute, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina | 320.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Fear
Ideology Political science Political Science Law, Politics & Government Political Science Theory |
| ISBN | 1-59813-099-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Change
Chapter 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 II Chapter 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790511203321 |
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Higgs Robert
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| Oakland, : Independent Institute, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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