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

Autore	Armentano, Dominick T.
Edizione	[2. ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oakland, Calif. : Independent Institute, 1999
Descrizione fisica	xiv, 292 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Disciplina	343.072
Collana	Independent studies in political economy
Soggetto topico	Antitrust - Legislazione - Stati Uniti Monopolio - Stati Uniti
ISBN	0945999623
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNISALENTO-991001812009707536

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oakland, CA, : Independent Institute, c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (386 p.)
Disciplina	330.973/0931
Altri autori (Persone)	BeckworthDavid M
Soggetto topico	Monetary policy - United States - History - 21st century Finance - United States - History - 21st century Recessions - United States - History - 21st century Financial crises - United States - History - 21st century Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-59813-080-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I - Creating the Great Boom; 1: Monetary Policy and the Financial Crisis; 2: Bungling Booms: How the Fed's Mishandling of the Productivity Boom Helped Pave the Way for the Housing Boom; 3: Chain Reaction: How the Fed's Asymmetric Policy in 2003 Led to a Panic in 2008; 4: The Great Liquidity Boom and the Monetary Superpower Hypothesis; Part II - Creating the Great Recession; 5: How Nominal GDP Targeting Could Have Prevented the Crash of 2008 6: Ben Bernanke Versus Milton Friedman: The Federal Reserve's Emergence as the U.S. Economy's Central Planner7: The Great Recession and Monetary Disequilibrium; 8: A Global Liquidity Crisis; Part III - Creating a Better Monetary System; 9: Nominal Income Targeting and Monetary Stability; 10: Should Monetary Policy "Lean or Clean"?; 11: Limited-Purpose Banking; 12: Central Banks as Sources of Financial Instability; Index; About the Contributors; Back Cover
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453766703321

Autore	McQuillan Lawrence J. <1961->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oakland, California : , : Independent Institute, , 2015
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (162 p.)
Disciplina	331.25/291351794
Soggetto topico	Pensions - Government policy - California
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-59813-190-7 1-59813-191-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section I: The Problems; 1: How are Defined-Benefit Pensions Calculated?; 2: How are Pension Funds Amassed?; 3: California's Massive Public Pension Unfunded Liabilities; 4: What are the Major Drivers of the Pension Problem?; 5: Why did Lawmakers Allow this Problem to Worsen and why have they not Solved It?; 6: The Immorality of California's Public Pension Crisis; Section II: The Solutions; 7: Why Offer Pensions at All?; 8: The Critical Elements of a Comprehensive Solution Section III: How a Comprehensive Public Pension Solution Benefits You9: The Fiscal Advantages; 10: The Moral Advantages; Index; About the Author; Praise for California Dreaming; Back Cover
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910460385803321

Autore	Vargas Llosa Alvaro
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oakland, Calif., : Independent Institute, c2006
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (94 p.)
Disciplina	980.03/5092 B
Soggetto topico	Myth - Political aspects Political culture - Latin America Liberalism - Latin America - History
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-59813-139-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; 1: Introduction ; 2: The Killing Machine: Che Guevara, from Communist Firebrand to Capitalist Brand ; 3: Latin American Liberalism-A Mirage? ; 4: The Individualist Legacy in Latin America ; Index ; Acknowledgments; About the Author Praise for the Che Guevara MythThe Independent Institute; Independent Studies in Political Economy; Back Cover
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910453813403321