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Author Shaffer, Harry G.

Title American capitalism and the changing role of government / Harry G. Shaffer
Published Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 134 pages)
Contents 1. Capitalism: What It Is and What It Isn't -- Theory and Practice -- 2. Correct Economic Policy? What's Good for the Goose Is Not Necessarily Good for the Gander -- 3. Boom and Bust: The Capitalist Experience -- 4. Distribution of Wealth and Income: Poverty Amidst Plenty -- 5. Inflation versus Unemployment: Which Is Worse? -- 6. Balancing the Budget: The Cure for Our Economic Ills? -- 7. Our National Debt: Are We Going Broke? -- 8. Social Security: Will It Be Here for Our Children? -- 9. Welfare: Which Way Now? -- 10. Health Care: A Social Responsibility or a Profitable Business? -- 11. Education: We Can't Do Without It -- 12. The Environment: More Economic Growth or a More Livable Planet? A Delicate Balance -- 13. Taxation: The Price We Pay for Living in a Civilized Society -- 14. Conclusion: Are You Any Wiser Now That You've Read This Book?
Summary Challenging the conventional wisdom that we need less government, this volume maps out a road for the future, a road paved by a government actively engaged in effecting positive changes in all areas of social concern
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Capitalism -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
Free enterprise -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
Capitalism -- Moral and ethical aspects
Economic policy
Free enterprise -- Moral and ethical aspects
Social policy
Sozialpolitik
Wirtschaftspolitik
SUBJECT United States -- Economic policy -- 1993-2001. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006370
United States -- Social policy -- 1993- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006374
Subject United States
USA
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780313003646
0313003645