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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aMadrick, Jeff
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Case for Big Government /
_cJeff Madrick.
250 _aWith a New preface by the author and a new foreword by Ruth O'Brien
264 1 _aPrinceton, NJ :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c[2010]
264 4 _c©2010
300 _a1 online resource (224 p.) :
_b5 tables.
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490 0 _aThe Public Square ;
_v9
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tContents --
_tForeword --
_tPreface to the Paperback Edition --
_tPart I. Government and Change in America --
_tPart II. How Much We Have Changed --
_tPart III. What to Do --
_tNotes --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aPolitical 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 greatness and prosperity, while weak, laissez-faire governments marked periods of corruption and exploitation. The Case for Big Government considers whether the government can adjust its current policies and set the country right. Madrick explains why politics and economics should go hand in hand; why America benefits when the government actively nourishes economic growth; and why America must reject free market orthodoxy and adopt ambitious government-centered programs. He looks critically at today's politicians--at Republicans seeking to revive nineteenth-century principles, and at Democrats who are abandoning the pioneering efforts of the Great Society. Madrick paints a devastating portrait of the nation's declining social opportunities and how the economy has failed its workers. He looks critically at today's politicians and demonstrates that the government must correct itself to address these serious issues. A practical call to arms, The Case for Big Government asks for innovation, experimentation, and a willingness to fail. The book sets aside ideology and proposes bold steps to ensure the nation's vitality.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2021)
650 0 _aOrganizational effectiveness.
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General.
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700 1 _aO'Brien, Ruth
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
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