Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Robert Higgs ISBN: 9781598131123
Publisher: Independent Institute Publication: January 1, 2013
Imprint: Independent Institute Language: English
Author: Robert Higgs
ISBN: 9781598131123
Publisher: Independent Institute
Publication: January 1, 2013
Imprint: Independent Institute
Language: English

Discussing how government has continually grown in size and scope during the past century, this account demonstrates that the main reason lies in government’s responses to national “crises” (real or imagined), including economic upheavals and, especially, war. The result, this book argues, is the ever-increasing government power, which endures long after each crisis has passed, impinging on both civil and economic liberties and fostering extensive corporate welfare. Offering ideological explanations for the ascension of the role of government out of a capitalist, free-market economy, it will appeal to those with interests in political economy, American history, and libertarian politics.

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Discussing how government has continually grown in size and scope during the past century, this account demonstrates that the main reason lies in government’s responses to national “crises” (real or imagined), including economic upheavals and, especially, war. The result, this book argues, is the ever-increasing government power, which endures long after each crisis has passed, impinging on both civil and economic liberties and fostering extensive corporate welfare. Offering ideological explanations for the ascension of the role of government out of a capitalist, free-market economy, it will appeal to those with interests in political economy, American history, and libertarian politics.

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