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Liberty, virtue, and happiness : the story of economic freedom in America / Edward W. Ryan ; with foreword by William E. Simon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ryan, Edward W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free enterprise--United States--History.
- Free enterprise.
- Liberty--History.
- Liberty.
- History.
- Virtue--History.
- Virtue.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 298 pages ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Huntington, NY : Nova Science Publishers, [2000]
- Contents:
- 1. The Idea of Economic Freedom 1
- Part 1 The Quest For Freedom
- 2. Economic Freedom in Colonial America 19
- 3. The Great American War For Freedom and Independence 37
- 4. 1776-Political Freedom: The Declaration of Independence 57
- 5. 1776-Economic Freedom: Adam Smith and the Wealth of Nations 83
- 6. Victory and its Aftermath 103
- 7. The United States Constitution: Political Freedom 113
- 8. The United States Constitution: Economic Freedom 127
- Part 2 Free Markets, Free People, And The State
- 9. Free Markets In Action: The People 141
- 10. Free Markets In Action: The Results 167
- 11. Economic Freedom and the State 193
- Part 3 Economic Freedom: Happiness And Virtue
- 13. Economic Freedom: Happiness and Virtue 231.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1560726202
- OCLC:
- 39837938
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