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Getting it right : markets and choices in a free society / Robert J. Barro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barro, Robert J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free enterprise.
- Libertarianism.
- Right of property.
- Democracy.
- Economic policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (207 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Writings in the third section cover fiscal and other macroeconomic policies. Topics include the distorting influences of taxation, especially taxes on capital income; infrastructure investment and other government spending; and the consequences of public debt and budget deficits. In a final section, Barro looks at more micro issues such as cartels, tax amnesties, school choice, privatization, cigarette-smoking regulation, endangered species regulation, the market for baseball players, and term limits for politicians.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Economic Growth
- Monetary and Financial Policy
- Fiscal and Other Macroeconomic
- Policies
- The Power of Economic Reasoning
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-179) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-262-26780-2
- 0-585-00332-7
- OCLC:
- 42328590
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