Government and the American Economy: A New HistoryUniversity of Chicago Press, 15.09.2008 - 560 Seiten 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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... debt by level of government , selected years 27 6.1 Banks , bank capital , and state investments in banks , 1837 174 6.2 Total state debt , debt per capita , and defaults , 1841 178 10.1 Major Progressive - Era policy changes 291 11.1 ...
... Debt for state , local , and national governments , 1838-1902 563 A.5 Federal , state , and local debt outstanding and year - to - year changes in debt , 1902-1995 563 A.6 Government employment by level and major function , 1929-2000 ...
... debt, and depreciation of the dollar. Wartime borrowing inffuences both the tax structure and the economy in the years that follow major wars. Sacrifices made during wars extend well beyond government ex- penditures, the loss of lives ...
... debt. Dramatic shifts in activity between the different levels of govern- ment occur in peacetime as well. From the adoption of the Constitution ... debts they Table 1.2 GOVERNMENT DEBT BY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT , SELECTED 26 PRICE FISHBACK.
... debt was eight times total state debt, and most of the local debt was for public infrastructure investments (see table 1.2). At the same time, lo- cal government revenues exceeded national and state government rev- enues combined.37 ...
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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 |