Back on the Road to Serfdom: The Resurgence of Statism

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Publisher
Regnery Publishing
ISBN-10
193519190X
ISBN-13
9781935191902
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3038428829

Product Key Features

Book Title
Back on the Road to Serfdom : the Resurgence of Statism
Number of Pages
234 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Economic History, Public Policy / Social Policy, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Free Enterprise
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Business & Economics
Author
Thomas E. Woods Jr.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
14.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Trade
LCCN
2010-046027
Reviews
"Reading the essays in this book . . . Is like entering an alternate universe. Our minds are so used to accepting the distortions that the reality looks like heresy. . . . The ideas in Back on the Road to Serfdom have the power to bring America back to something like what the Founders envisioned. . . . This slender, but highly informative volume . . . Can work wonders in changing the way we look at government and economic growth." - The New American, "Reading the essays in this book . . . Is like entering an alternate universe. Our minds are so used to accepting the distortions that the reality looks like heresy. . . . The ideas in Back on the Road to Serfdom have the power to bring America back to something like what the Founders envisioned. . . . This slender, but highly informative volume . . . Can work wonders in changing the way we look at government and economic growth." -- The New American
Synopsis
Leviathan is back The threat of statism has reemerged in force. The federal government has radically expanded its power--through bailouts, "stimulus" packages, a trillion-dollar health-care plan, "jobs bills," massive expansions of the money supply, and much more. But such interventionism did not suddenly materialize with the recent economic collapse. The dangerous trends of government growth, debt increases, encroachments on individual liberty, and attacks on the free market began years earlier and continued no matter which political party was in power. This shift toward statism "will not end happily," declares bestselling author Thomas E. Woods. In Back on the Road to Serfdom, Woods brings together ten top scholars to examine why the size and scope of government has exploded, and to reveal the devastating consequences of succumbing to the statist temptation. Spanning history, economics, politics, religion, and the arts, Back on the Road to Serfdom shows: · How government interventionism endangers America's prosperity and the vital culture of entrepreneurship · The roots of statism: from the seminal conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to the vast expansion of federal power in the twentieth century · Why the standard explanation for the recent economic crisis is so terribly wrong--and why the government's frenzied responses to the downturn only exacerbate the problems · Why the European welfare state is not a model to aspire to but a disaster to be avoided · How an intrusive state not only harms the economy but also imperils individual liberty and undermines the role of civil society · The fatal flaws in the now-common arguments against free markets and free trade · How big business is helping government pave the road to serfdom · Why the Judeo-Christian tradition does not demand support for the welfare state, but in fact values the free market · How the arrogance of government power extends even to the cultural realm--and how central planning is just as inefficient and destructive there It's been more than sixty-five years since F. A. Hayek published his seminal work The Road to Serfdom. Now this impeccably timed book provides another desperately needed warning about--and corrective to--the dangers of statism., Leviathan is back The threat of statism has reemerged in force. The federal government has seized on the economic crisis to radically expand its power--through bailouts, "stimulus" packages, a trillion-dollar health care plan, "jobs bills," massive expansions of the money supply, and much more. But such interventionism did not suddenly materialize with the recent collapse. The dangerous trends of government growth, debt increases, encroachments on individual liberty, and attacks on the free market began years earlier and continued no matter which political party was in power. This shift toward statism "will not end happily," declares bestselling author Thomas E. Woods. In Back on the Road to Serfdom , Woods brings together ten top scholars to examine why the size and scope of government has exploded, and to reveal the devastating consequences of succumbing to the statist temptation. Spanning history, economics, politics, religion, and the arts, Back on the Road to Serfdom shows: ul> -How government interventionism endangers America's prosperity and the vital culture of entrepreneurship -The roots of statism: from the seminal conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to the vast expansion of federal power in the twentieth century -Why the standard explanation for the recent economic crisis is so terribly wrong--and why the government's frenzied responses to the downturn only exacerbate the problems -Why the European welfare state is not a model to aspire to but a disaster to be avoided -How an intrusive state not only harms the economy but also imperils individual liberty and undermines the role of civil society -The fatal flaws in the now-common arguments against free markets and free trade -How big business is helping government pave the road to serfdom -Why the Judeo-Christian tradition does not demand support for the welfare state, but in fact values the free market -How the arrogance of government power extends even to the cultural realm--and how central planning is just as inefficient and destructive there It's been more than sixty-five years since F. A. Hayek published his seminal work The Road to Serfdom . Now this impeccably timed book provides another desperately needed warning about--and corrective to--the dangers of statism., Examines how bailouts, "stimulus" packages, a trillion-dollar health care bill, and other government expansion endanger the US's prosperity and culture of enterprise. It explores the government's role in the recent economic crisis, how government expansion damages free enterprise and crowds out culture and individual freedom, why the statist temptation is so strong, and what the US can learn from Europe., Woods brings together top scholars to examine how bailouts, stimulus packages, a trillion-dollar health care bill, and other government expansion endanger America's prosperity and culture of enterprise.
LC Classification Number
HD82.B2145 2010

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