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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... Civil Service 364 gary d. libecap 13. The New Deal 384 price fishback 14. The World Wars 431 robert higgs 15. The Growth of U.S. Farm Programs 456 randal r. rucker and e. c. pasour jr. 16. Shaping Welfare Policy: The Role of the South ...
... civil or- der that have struck many countries. The orderly and peaceful transfer of leadership has been just as important; the nation has had to deal with only one civil war. Another key to the quality of U.S. governments has been their ...
... civil rights granted to freed slaves during Reconstruction were limited for several decades by the Jim Crow laws and segregation in the south- ern states. Efforts to break down segregation and return those rights met with increasing ...
... civil servants with job security. Insulating civil servants from the job loss associated with changes in the party in power and preventing them from participating in partisan politics would put impartial, disinterested, and skilled ...
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2 Government in Colonial America | 37 |
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 |
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Government and the American Economy: A New History Price V. Fishback Sin vista previa disponible - 2007 |