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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... Administration of Justice” Another major feature of economic freedoms in the United States is the contract clause in article I, section 10 of the Constitution: “No state shall pass any ... law impairing the obligation of contracts ...
... administration of justice” or “a certain degree of confi- dence in the justice of government.” Given the complexities of language and negotiation and the costs of writing contracts that anticipate all eventualities, it is inevitable ...
... in partisan politics would put impartial, disinterested, and skilled bureaucrats in place to fairly administer the government. There were still some patronage positions: each new administration chose GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY 17.
... administration chose its own heads of agencies. But the insulation from job loss gave civil servants more freedom from control by voters and by elected of- ficials. As government officials have become more organized over time, they have ...
... Administration (OSHA), and other agencies. Similarly, the same firm seeking to build a new plant in 1890 would establish the deed and would have to meet local building code and state boiler inspection rules. If the plant damaged ...
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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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Government and the American Economy: A New History Price V. Fishback Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |