Dependent on D.C.: The Rise of Federal Control Over the Lives of Ordinary Americans - Couverture rigide

Twight, Charlotte

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0312294158 ISBN 13 : 9780312294151

Editeur : St Martin's Press, 2002

Synopsis

The shift from personal autonomy to dependence on government is perhaps the defining characteristic of 20th century American politics. This volume describes both how it happened and why it has been tolerated. The author clearly shows how government-designed increases in the private costs of resisting government expansion have spawned the changed institutions and new ideologies that now determine America's future. One example of this, which Twight charts, was the development of the government system of income tax withholding. Originally publicized by the government as convenience for the public, it has proven to be the method by which over taxation is made possible, and resistance to that over taxation, impossible. "Dependent on D.C." providesa new interpretation of some of the most important and timely issues facing Americans on the 21st century.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

CHARLOTTE TWIGHT is Professor of Economics at Boise State University, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St Martin's Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312294158
• ISBN 13: 9780312294151
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 386
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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