Government and the American Economy: A New HistoryUniversity of Chicago Press, 2008 M09 15 - 560 páginas The American economy has provided a level of well-being that has consistently ranked at or near the top of the international ladder. A key source of this success has been widespread participation in political and economic processes. In The Government and the American Economy, leading economic historians chronicle the significance of America’s open-access society and the roles played by government in its unrivaled success story. |
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... and price fishback Appendix B. The Articles of Confederation 571 Appendix C. The Constitution of the United States 581 Appendix D. The Bill of Rights 593 Index 595 TABLES AND FIGURES TABLES 19 1.1 Government revenue in current xii CONTENTS.
... Constitution. Beard's perspective shocked (and enraged) his contemporaries but, as McGuire points out, it is surely sensible. The subjective nature of our understanding is not an argument for the pre- vailing folly of deconstructionism ...
... Constitution reserved a limited set of powers for the national gov- ernment. The Constitution established a system of checks and balances within government to protect these freedoms. But a well-written constitution was not enough by ...
... Constitution gave governments a high degree of latitude to experiment with different policies. State and local govern- ments were left with a significant degree of autonomy. Decisions about state policies have been constrained by the ...
... Constitution gave American governments the right of eminent domain, which allows governments to take property as long as there is a public purpose, the taking meets due process, and the owner is fully compensated. Full compensation has ...
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3 The Founding Era 1774 1791 | 56 |
4 Property Rights and Federal Land Policy | 89 |
Government and the Financial System since 1789 | 115 |
6 The National Era | 148 |
7 The Civil War and Reconstruction | 188 |
8 Government and the American Dilemma | 232 |
13 The New Deal | 384 |
14 The World Wars | 431 |
15 The Growth of US Farm Programs | 456 |
The Role of the South | 490 |
17 Seeking Security in the Postwar Era | 507 |
APPENDIX A Key Indicators of Economic and Government Activity | 557 |
APPENDIX B The Articles of Confederation | 571 |
APPENDIX C The Constitution of the United States | 581 |
9 The Gilded Age | 255 |
10 The Progressive Era | 288 |
Labor Education and Health | 323 |
From Patronage to Civil Service | 364 |
APPENDIX D The Bill of Rights | 593 |
INDEX | 595 |
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