The case for big government
Political conservatives have long believed that the best government is a small government. But if this were true, noted economist Jeff Madrick argues, the nation would not be experiencing stagnant wages, rising health care costs, increasing unemployment, and concentrations of wealth for a narrow el...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press
c2009.
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| Series: | Public square (Princeton, N.J.)
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009624661606719 |
| Summary: | Political conservatives have long believed that the best government is a small government. But if this were true, noted economist Jeff Madrick argues, the nation would not be experiencing stagnant wages, rising health care costs, increasing unemployment, and concentrations of wealth for a narrow elite. In this perceptive and eye-opening book, Madrick proves that an engaged government--a big government of high taxes and wise regulations--is necessary for the social and economic answers that Americans desperately need in changing times. He shows that the big governments of past eras fostered |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-194) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282158764 9786612158766 9781400828784 |
