ISBN: 9781330406021 - the cost of our national government: a study in political pathology (classic reprint) (3 résultats)

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. Concerned with the skyrocketing federal spending in the early 1900s (it exceeded the public need and equated to several poor nations' entire incomes), this book provides insight into how such financial alarmism emerged during a time of prosperity. The author, a Princeton professor, examines what he calls "political pathology," specifically exploring how the House of Representatives abrogated its budget control prerogative to the Senate, with the latter body engaging in forms of budgetary extortion to secure its desired outcomes. The book draws comparisons to other countries' budget control measures and also provides a historical overview of a reversal of constitutional prerogatives that has fostered a culture of excessive spending within the U.S. federal government. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …