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An unflinching critical analysis of government is contained in this follow-up of Higgs's bestseller "Crisis and Leviathan," which distills complex economic and political issues for the layperson. Combining an economist's analytical scrutiny with an historian's respect for empirical evidence, the book attacks the data on which governments base their economic management and their responses to an ongoing stream of crises. Among the topics discussed are domestic economic busts, foreign wars, welfare programs, the arts of political leadership, the intrusive efforts of governments to protect people from themselves, and the mismanagement of the economy. Though focused on U.S. government actions, revealing comparisons with similar government actions abroad and in China, Japan, and Western Europe are also made.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government

• Full title: Against Leviathan
• Subtitle: Government Power and a Free Society
• Author: Robert Higgs
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 408
• EAN: 9780945999959
• ISBN: 094599995X
• ID: 04763476
• Publisher: Independent Institute,U.S.
• Weight: 836 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 159 × 32 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. April 2005

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