Growing public : social spending and economic growth since the eighteenth century. Vol. 2, Further evidence /

Growing Public examines the question of whether social policies that redistribute income impose constraints on economic growth. Lindert argues that, contrary to the intuition of many economists and the ideology of many politicians, social spending has contributed to, rather than inhibited, economic...

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Main Author: Lindert, Peter H.
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=161196
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Summary:Growing Public examines the question of whether social policies that redistribute income impose constraints on economic growth. Lindert argues that, contrary to the intuition of many economists and the ideology of many politicians, social spending has contributed to, rather than inhibited, economic growth.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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