Second thoughts : myths and morals of U.S. economic history / edited by Donald N. McCloskey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCloskey, Deirdre N., editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Economic conditions.

United States.

United States--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For this important new volume, Donald N. McCloskey has assembled twenty-four essays by leading economic historians who argue that commonly accepted perceptions of our economic past can be wrong and, therefore, misleading. The essays reevaluate various issues and events that influence today's economic thinking, thus examining the past as a way of preparing for the future. Such notable contributors as Robert Higgs, Julian and Rita Simon, Elyce Rotella, Terry Anderson, Barry Eichengreen, Price Fishback, Susan Phillips, and J. Richard Zecher address a wide range of issues, including the Teapot Dom

Contents:

CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; Introduction: Looking Forward into History; I: International Relations and Foreign Affairs; II: Workers and Employment; III: Women and Minorities; IV: Government and the Economy; V: Regulation, Deregulation, and Reregulation; VI: Technology and Competitiveness; APPENDIX: CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT DATES; FOR FURTHER READING; INDEX

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771055-7

1-280-45184-X

0-19-802309-X

1-4237-4096-3

0-19-535644-6

1-60256-091-9

OCLC:

475956122