The Smoot-Hawley tariff of 1930, which raised U.S. duties on hundreds of imported goods to record levels, is America's most infamous trade law. It is often associated with--and sometimes blamed for--the onset of the Great Depression, the collapse of world trade, and the global spread of...

The world has become increasingly separated into the haves and have-nots. In The Culture of Contentment, renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith shows how a contented class—not the privileged few but the socially and economically advantaged majority—defend their comfortable status at a...

This book offers an in-depth exploration of the international phenomenon of enlightened paternalist capitalism and social engineering in the golden age of capitalism in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Erik de Gier shows how utopian socialist, religious, and craft-based...

All advisors interested in the development of their craft will profit from - and richly enjoy - this lovely book. As Michael R. Yogg makes clear in his readable, short biography, 'Passion for Reality,' Paul Cabot was a central figure in the remarkable 20th century democratization of capitalism...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Housing Policy for the 1990s -- 2. The Nation's Housing: A Review of Past Trends and Future Prospects for Housing in America -- 3. A Strategy for Designing a Fully Comprehensive National Housing Policy for the Federal Government of the United...

Contract work is more important than ever-for better or for worse, depending on one's perspective. The security once implied by a full-time job with a stable employer is becoming rarer, thereby erasing one of the major distinctions between "freelance work" and a "steady gig." Why hang on to a...

This book addresses a specific subset of nonprofits that are chartered with a single mission: decrease the burden of government. Designing and engaging nonprofits to lessen the burden of government requires a specific description and acknowledgement of the burden to be lessened, and these may...

The events of 9/11 and subsequent border entry security initiatives have led to increased costs and transportation delays that have the potential to impact Canada-U.S. trade. Researchers have identified increased border crossing times for importers and exporters transporting goods between the...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction / Starkman, Dean -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. On the Ground -- 1. The Sharp, Sudden Decline of America's Middle Class / Tietz, Jeff -- 2. The Great American Foreclosure Story / Kiel, Paul -- Part II. Bad Medicine -- 3. Bad to the Bone: A Medical Horror...

In Failure by Design, the Economic Policy Institute's Josh Bivens takes a step back from the acclaimed State of Working America series, building on its wealth of data to relate a compelling narrative of the U.S. economy's struggle to emerge from the Great Recession of 2008. Bivens explains the...