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No More Free Markets or Free Beer
Burton W. Folsom
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Description for No More Free Markets or Free Beer
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
In this book, Burton W. Folsom Jr. studies the decline of laissez-faire by looking at the increased government regulation and new restrictions on individual liberty in one critical state: Nebraska. During the progressive era in Nebraska, the critics of laissez-faire promoted intervention in both economic and social life through the issues of railroad regulation and prohibition of alcoholic beverages. The state's major political leaders—William Jennings Bryan, J. Sterling Morton, Gilbert Hitchcock, and George Norris—had to take stands on the issues of railroad regulation and prohibition. The debate over these issues dominated politics in Nebraska through the progressive era. Folsom analyzes ... Read more
In this book, Burton W. Folsom Jr. studies the decline of laissez-faire by looking at the increased government regulation and new restrictions on individual liberty in one critical state: Nebraska. During the progressive era in Nebraska, the critics of laissez-faire promoted intervention in both economic and social life through the issues of railroad regulation and prohibition of alcoholic beverages. The state's major political leaders—William Jennings Bryan, J. Sterling Morton, Gilbert Hitchcock, and George Norris—had to take stands on the issues of railroad regulation and prohibition. The debate over these issues dominated politics in Nebraska through the progressive era. Folsom analyzes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739100141
SKU
V9780739100141
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About Burton W. Folsom
Burton W. Folsom Jr. is Senior Fellow at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and Adjunct Professor of History at Northwood University.
Reviews for No More Free Markets or Free Beer
A well-balanced, highly readable narrative.
Harl A. Dalstrom, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Great Plains Quarterly
Harl A. Dalstrom, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Great Plains Quarterly