American Economic Development from Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

AvWilliam M. Gorman

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Integrates primary and analytical sources to provide students and faculty the tools to examine the formative elements of America's economic progression. To stimulate higher level critical thinking, each section of the book includes questions which promote consideration of varying perspectives on economic development.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-08-12
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:277
Förlag:Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
ISBN:9781792434990

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Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionSection 1: AgricultureWarren Scoville, Did Colonial Farmers "Waste" Our Land?Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (1758)Parliamentary Taxation of Colonies, International Trade, and the American Revolution, 1763–1775The Artist of His Country: Eli WhitneyDrew G . Faust, James Henry Hammond and the Plantation as a Business EnterpriseA Factory Girl Leads a Tour of the Lowell Mills, 1845Jackson Landons, Did John Deere's Best Invention Spark a Revolution or an Environmental Disaster?Thought QuestionsSection 2: IndustryHenry Demarest Lloyd Exposes Standard Oil Monopoly, 1881Teddy Roosevelt Advocates Regulation, 1901The Economics of World War IMichael Bernstein, Why the Great Depression Was GreatThought QuestionsSection 3: ServicesPeter Temin, The Great Recession and the Great DepressionThomas Piketty, A Global Tax on CapitalMichael D. Yates, Why Unions Matter?Gary Chaison, Union Membership AttritionThought QuestionsSection 4: International Trade and the Coronavirus: Economic HurdlesJames D. Schultz, Perspectives: U.S.-China Phase One Trade DealCharlie Campbell, Donald Trump and the China War CrisesThe New York Times Editorial Board, Trump-China Trade DealMilton Ezrati, Trade Deals Help Even When InadequateDavid Lawder and David Shepardson, Automakers to Pay $3 Billion in New U.S. Tariffs Under USMCA: Budget EstimateColin Seale, The COVID-19 Pandemic's Uneven Unemployment Impact Shows Why It Pays to Go to College More Than EverAaron Short, Why the CDC's Coronavirus Data Is So BadAlana Semuels, As COVID-19 Crashes the Economy, Workers and Business Owners Wonder if Anything Can Save Them From Financial RuinDavid Frum, The Coronavirus Is Demonstrating the Value of GlobalizationThought QuestionsSection 5: Economic ThinkersThomas Sowell, The Power of FallaciesMilton Friedman, The Tyranny of ControlsRobert B. Reich, The Rise of the Working PoorRobert B. Reich, The Rise of the Non-Working RichThought QuestionsConclusion