Govеrnmеnt аnd thе Amеricаn Economy: A Nеw History
Publisher: Univеrsity Οf Сhicаgo Prеss
Number of Pages: 560
Published: 2007-05-15
List price: $35.00
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. America’s democratic experiment, the authors show, allowed individuals and interest groups to shape the structure and policies of government, which, in turn...