Second thoughts : myths and morals of U.S. economic history / / edited by Donald N. McCloskey

• Pubblicazione: New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1993; ©1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.973
• Soggetto geografico: United States Economic conditions; United States Economic policy
• Altri autori: McCloskeyDeirdre N
• Note generali: "Published for the Manhattan Institute by Oxford University Press"--Title page verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; Introduction: Looking Forward into History; I: International Relations and Foreign Affairs; II: Workers and Employment; III: Women and Minorities; IV: Government and the Economy; V: Regulation, Deregulation, and Reregulation; VI: Technology and Competitiveness; APPENDIX: CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT DATES; FOR FURTHER READING; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: For this important new volume, Donald N. McCloskey has assembled twenty-four essays by leading economic historians who argue that commonly accepted perceptions of our economic past can be wrong and, therefore, misleading. The essays reevaluate various issues and events that influence today's economic thinking, thus examining the past as a way of preparing for the future. Such notable contributors as Robert Higgs, Julian and Rita Simon, Elyce Rotella, Terry Anderson, Barry Eichengreen, Price Fishback, Susan Phillips, and J. Richard Zecher address a wide range of issues, including the Teapot Dom
• Titolo autorizzato: Second thoughts
• ISBN: 0-19-771055-7; 1-280-45184-X; 0-19-802309-X; 1-4237-4096-3; 0-19-535644-6; 1-60256-091-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817085803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II