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Subject(s)

• Free enterprise [Browse]
• Libertarianism [Browse]
• Right of property [Browse]
• Democracy [Browse]
• Economic policy [Browse]

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

• 1. Economic Growth. Democracy and Growth. Eastern Germany and the Iron Law of Convergence. New and Old Theories of Economic Growth. A Tale of Two Cities (Growth in Hong Kong and Singapore). The Optimal Size of a Nation, or the Attractions of Secession. Europe's Road to Serfdom: A Perspective on European Union. Default on Sovereign Debt. Democracy and Growth in Peru
• 2. Monetary and Financial Policy. Argentina and Mexico: Latin Lessons in Monetary Policy. Monetary Policy: A Matter of Commitment. Guilt and Glory at the Bank of England. The Attractions of Price Stability
• 3. Fiscal and Other Macroeconomic Policies. Economic Report Cards on U.S. Presidents and U.K. Prime Ministers. Economic Advisers and Economic Outcomes. How Important Are Budget Deficits? Indexed Bonds. A Program for Macroeconomic Policy. President Bush's Last Fiscal Proposals. Infrastructure Investment and Other Public Spending. Inequality. Soaking the Rich. Retroactivity and Other Capital Levies --
• 4. The Power of Economic Reasoning. The First Annual Contest for Best Monopoly in America. This Tax Amnesty Will Work Only Once. School Choice. Privatization American Style. Second-Hand Smoke. How Much Is an Endangered Species Worth? Baseball Economics. Term Limits. George Stigler and the Chicago School. A Nobel Prize for Bob Lucas. Oh to Be in England.

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ISBN

026202408X (alk. paper)

LCCN

95026220

OCLC

33443676

RCP

C - S

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