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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... 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 Mortality and fertility in the United States , 1800-2000 326 11.2 U.S. casualties of ...
... investment. With the exception of a short invasion by the British during the War of 1812, America has managed to avoid invasions of its territory. Thus it managed to avoid the long periods of destruction of property, civilian deaths ...
... invest in obtaining and providing information about the quality of items, so the primary question is, which set of ... investments in new plants and equipment may favor large producers at the expense of smaller producers. Aware of these ...
... invested in resources in other countries because the balance of investments ffowed into the United States from other countries. Pressure to remain isolationist persisted during World War I and through the beginning of World War II. From ...
... investing heavily in internal projects including banks, ca- nals, and other transportation improvements. They experimented ... investment projects. The national government played only a limited role in these areas, over- seeing the two ...
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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 |