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BL
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| Record Number
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706677
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b528866
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| Main Entry
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Holcombe, Randall G.
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| Title & Author
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From liberty to democracy : : the transformation of American government /\ Randall G. Holcombe.
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| Publication Statement
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Ann Arbor :: The University of Michigan Press,, c2002.
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| Series Statement
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Economics, cognition, and society
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| Page. NO
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xv, 336 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0472112902 (Cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780472112906 (Cloth : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Liberty : the revolutionary cause -- Liberty and democracy as economic systems -- Consensus versus democracy : politics in eighteenth-century America -- Constitutions as constraints : the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States -- The growth of parties and interests before the War between the States -- The impact of the War between the States -- Interest groups and the transition to government growth : 1870-1915 -- Populism and progressivism -- The growth of the federal government in the 1920s -- The New Deal and World War II -- Democracy triumphs : the great society -- The dangers of democracy.
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| Abstract
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"From Liberty to Democracy traces the evolution of American government and its fundamental principle from liberty, at its inception, to democracy in the twentieth century.".
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"Using the framework of public choice theory, Holcombe shows how American government grew more democratic and how this resulted in an increase in the size and scope of government. He argues that economic and political systems are not separate entities but are intimately intertwined, and that there are inherent tensions between democratic government and the market economy. The book should appeal to historians, political scientists, and economists who are interested in the evolution of American government but does not assume any specialized training and can be read by anyone interested in American political history."--BOOK JACKET.
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Democracy-- United States.
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United States, Politics and government.
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| LC Classification
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JK1726.H65 2002
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