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The rise of big government :

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1315099578

(Number (ISBN

9781315099576

Erroneous ISBN

9781138296985

Title Proper

The rise of big government :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

how egalitarianism conquered America /

First Statement of Responsibility

Sven R. Larson.

Edition Statement

First edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Routledge,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource :

Other Physical Details

text file, PDF

Series Title

Economics in the real world ;

Volume Designation

4

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Acknowledgements -- The problem -- Where it all started -- The Swedish roots of the American welfare state -- Exporting egalitarianism to America -- Problem 1: Fiscal eugenics -- Problem 2: Slow growth -- Problem 3: Government debt -- Conclusion -- Reference list -- Index.

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"Americans tend to believe that their country is very different from Europe. Yet over the past half century they have imported and embraced the most transformative social idea of modern Scandinavia: egalitarianism. Today, the United States is more like Sweden than it is different, dedicated to economic redistribution and to vigorously defending its big government. What price, morally and economically, are today's Americans willing to pay to preserve their egalitarian welfare state? Are they willing to turn life into a fiscal cost item? Will they sacrifice their children's future prosperity to defend their entitlements?The Rise of Big Government: How Egalitarianism Conquered America pursues the answer to these questions by going back to the ideological origins of the modern, egalitarian welfare state. Specifically, the book asks why this unity has been able to set such deep roots in the United States, a country that is often perceived as fundamentally different when it comes to the role of government in the economy. It is shown that there are more similarities than differences between the welfare state in the United States and its Swedish "template."This book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how the egalitarian ideology conquered the United States, and who seeks to gain a deeper understanding of its strength, its resiliency, and the problems it faces in the future."--Provided by publisher.

Title

Rise of big government.

International Standard Book Number

9781138296985

Budget deficits-- United States.

Equality-- United States.

Fiscal policy-- United States.

Budget deficits.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Economics-- General.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Reference.

Economic policy.

Equality.

Fiscal policy.

Politics and government.

Social policy.

United States, Economic policy.

United States, Politics and government, 21st century.

United States, Social policy.

United States.

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BUS-- 069000

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Larson, Sven R.,1965-

Date of Transaction

20200822170658.0

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[Book]

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