Second thoughts : myths and morals of U.S. economic history /

Second Thoughts: myths and morals of U.S. Economic History collects twenty-four new and significant essays on topics in economic history that bear directly on present policy debates. Specially written for this volume, these essays reevaluate issues and events that influence current economic thinking...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McCloskey, Deirdre N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Temas:
Economic history.
Histoire économique.
Economic history
Economic policy
Economische geschiedenis.
Economische politiek.
United States > Economic conditions.
United States > Economic policy.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques.
États-Unis > Politique économique.
United States
Economic conditions > History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : looking forward into history / Donald N. McCloskey
  • How tough are times in the Third World? / Jeffrey G. Williamson
  • Do we really need all these immigrants? / Julian L. Simon and Rita James Simon
  • Do imperial powers get rich off their colonies? / Lance E. Davis and Robert A. Huttenback
  • How military mobilization hurts the economy / Robert Higgs
  • Does workers' compensation make for a safer workplace? / Price V. Fishback
  • American farming : if it's broke, why can't we fix it? / Lee J. Alston
  • How can displaced workers find better jobs? / Elizabeth Hoffman
  • What is the key to Black progress? / Robert A. Margo
  • The Equal Rights Amendment : yes, but whose? / Elyce J. Rotella
  • As good as gold : by what standard? / Barry Eichengreen
  • Who's afraid of the big bad trade deficit? / Mark Thomas
  • The Great Depression : can it happen again? / John Wallis.
  • The income tax : an idea whose time has gone and come? / Benjamin Baack and Edward Ray
  • Are government giveaways really free? / Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill
  • Do Americans want big government? / Jonathan Hughes
  • Should we reregulate the banks? / Richard Sylla
  • Can price controls work? / Hugh Rockoff
  • The Securities Exchange Commission : where from, where to? / Susan M. Phillips and J. Richard Zecher
  • Fulton's folly / Gary M. Walton
  • Down the primrose path / Peter Temin
  • What really happened at Teapot Dome? / Gary Libecap
  • Does government intervention in the economy hurt competitiveness, or help it? / Paul Uselding
  • Competitiveness and the antieconomics of decline / Donald N. McCloskey
  • Does science shape economic progress, or is it the other way around? / Nathan Rosenberg.

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