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Wealth, Power, and the Crisis of Laissez Faire Capitalism 1st ed. 2011 Edition
Author(s): D. Gibson (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: June 14, 2011
- Edition: 1st ed. 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 310 pages
- ISBN-10: 1349296147
- ISBN-13: 9781349296149
Book Description
This forcefully argued book offers a provocative picture of the political, intellectual, and economic forces that have shaped the history of the United States, offering an extensive and in-depth critique of laissez-faire doctrine and a novel reformulation of the work of American System writers, Gibson traces America’s rise to global supremacy.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This is a masterful book. Gibson deftly outlines the current debate over whether government should play a role in promoting economic growth and advancing the general welfare, and traces it to fundamental ideological divides among America s founding statesmen. His critique of the laissez-faire model that now dominates U.S. political thought is both passionate and persuasive.” – Kitty Calavita, Chancellor s Professor Emerita, University of California Irvine, and author of Big Money Crime: Fraud and Politics in the Savings and Loan Crisis
About the Author
DONALD GIBSONis Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, USA.
