The case for big government Madrick, Jeffrey G. creator text bibliography xxu Princeton (N.J.) Princeton University Press cop. 2009 2009 monographic eng
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205 p. ; 23 cm. Government and change in America. The danger of an ideology ; The evidence ; Looking-back narratives from the right and left ; The myth of laissez-faire ; The many uses of government in the 1800s ; Government as an agent of change in the 1900s ; The economic benefits of government ; Resisting a pragmatic government -- How much we have changed. The history of change ; The new challenge to the standard of living ; The broad threat to the American promise ; It's not just inequality ; When knowledge also changes ; The purpose of government ; Forsaking pragmatism for ideology -- What to do. Pessimism in America ; The failure of conventional wisdom ; America has the money ; An agenda specialized Jeff Madrick. Bibliogr. p. [177]-194. Index. n-us--- Organizational effectiveness United states Efectividad organizacional Estados Unidos JK 421 M183c 2009 320.973 Government and change in America. The danger of an ideology ; The evidence ; Looking-back narratives from the right and left ; The myth of laissez-faire ; The many uses of government in the 1800s ; Government as an agent of change in the 1900s ; The economic benefits of government ; Resisting a pragmatic government How much we have changed. The history of change ; The new challenge to the standard of living ; The broad threat to the American promise ; It's not just inequality ; When knowledge also changes ; The purpose of government ; Forsaking pragmatism for ideology What to do. Pessimism in America ; The failure of conventional wisdom ; America has the money ; An agenda The public square 0691123314 (rel) 090410 20230410121026.0 87979