The Governmental Habit Redux: Economic Controls from Colonial Times to the Present

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Governmental Habit Redux: Economic Controls from Colonial Times to the Present
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jonathan R.T. Hughes
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:282
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreDevelopment economics
Political economy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691601182
ClassificationsDewey:338.973
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

To the distinguished economic historian Jonathan Hughes, the ambiguous outcomes of attempted deregulation signal America's urgent need to probe the origins of our vast and chaotic maze of government economic controls. Why do government restrictions on the economy continue to proliferate, in spite of avowed efforts to allow the market a freer rein?