| Description |
xviii, 372 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The development of the capitalist system -- Economic systems -- The rise of capitalism in the United States -- Growth in the US economy, 1865-1914 -- Imperialism -- The socialist challenge -- Markets in a capitalist economy -- Markets -- Labor markets -- Labor -- Income distribution -- Personal income and wealth distribution -- Poverty -- Public policy : issues and institutions -- Market failure and government regulation -- The economy and the environment -- Measuring the economy -- Business cycles and unemployment -- The theory of output and employment -- Accumulation and macroeconomic instability -- The federal government budget : instrument of fiscal policy -- Money, banking, and the federal reserve -- International trade -- Recent history and beyond -- The Great Depression : time of economic crisis -- The post-war economic boom -- After the golden age : the rise of free market ideology. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Free enterprise.
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Keynesian economics.
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Fiscal policy.
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Labor market.
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United States -- Economic policy.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780415550925 (hb) |
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9780415779081 (pb) |
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9780203100325 (electronic bk.) |
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