03048cam a2200433 i 4500 112733 112733 18892968 BJBSDDR 20230411090120.0 070619s2016 mau b 001 0 eng 2015043604 9781422189818 (hardcover : acidfree paper) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc n-us--- HC 106.84 C678c 2016 330.973 23 BUS079000 BUS069000 BUS023000 bisacsh Cohen, Stephen S., author. 5388 1938- Concrete economics : the Hamilton approach to economic growth and policy / Stephen S. Cohen, J. Bradford DeLong. Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2016] xi, 223 pages ; 22 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-206) and index. Additional redesigns: from Lincoln to FDR -- The long age of Eisenhower -- The East Asian model -- The hypertrophy of finance. "Brilliantly written and argued, Concrete Economics shows exactly how the US government has shaped and directed the economy since the very inception of the country. This book does not rehash the sturdy and well-known arguments that to thrive, an entrepreneurial economy needs a social and policy environment characterized by a broad range of freedoms. Nor does it buy into the myth of the absolutely free market. Instead, Cohen and DeLong focus on the forgotten role played by the US government in initiating and enabling a redesign of the US economy. The government not only sets the ground rules for entrepreneurial activity but directs the surges of energy that mark a vibrant economy. It is as true for present-day Silicon Valley as it was for New England manufacturing at the dawn of the nineteenth century. This is not an argument based on abstract truths, complex correlations, or arcane discoveries, but rather on the facts of how the US economy succeeded so brilliantly. And that provides a blueprint for how the government, established companies, and new ventures can partner to yet again successfully reshape the economy. "-- Provided by publisher. Economic development United States History. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business. bisacsh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General. bisacsh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History. bisacsh Desarrollo económico República Dominicana Historia. 767 United States Economic policy. De Long, J. Bradford, author. 5389 1960- Online version: Cohen, Stephen S., author. Concrete economics Boston : Harvard Business Review Press, 2016 9781422189825 (DLC) 2015049475 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2019-06-07 0 HC 106.84 C678c 2016 00000132597 2019-06-07 00:00:00 1 2023-04-11 BK