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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... rate 334 11.2 Statutory and inflation - adjusted minimum wage rates 353 12.1 Proportion of merit to total federal civilian employees , 1884-1940 375 13.1 Federal budget deficit , government expenditures , and difference between GNP and ...
... rates above the maximum set by the state. The definition of public interest has expanded over time as first states and then the federal government increased their regulatory activity.13 If the system of property rights and contracts is ...
... rates increase, governments face trade-offs in terms of revenue. They collect more in revenue on each dollar of ... rate tends not to reach the level predicted by applying the new tax rate to the prior income level.18 There is a constant ...
... rates can reach a level high enough that further increases in rates cause tax revenues to actually fall. There were heated debates during the Rea- gan era about supply-side economics that centered on determining the point at which higher ...
... rates of population growth, due to high fer- tility and low mortality. There were few indentured laborers and few slaves, the labor force consisting mainly of free members of the popu- lation. New England experienced a high rate of ...
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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 |