Isbn: 9780062292698 - uncle sam can't count: a history of failed government investments, from beaver pelts to green energy (14 resultados)

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Hardback. Condición: Good. Drawing on examples from the nation's past and present--the fur trade to railroads, cars and chemicals, aviation to Solyndra--Uncle Sam Can't Count a sweeping work of conservative economic history that explains why the federal government cannot and should not pick winners and losers in the private sector, including the Obama administration. From the days of George Washington through World War II to today, government subsidies have failed dismally argue Burt and Anita Folsom. Draining the Treasury of cash, they impede economic growth, and hurt the very companies receiving aid. Why does federal aid seem to have a reverse Midas touch? As the Folsoms reveal, federal officials don't have the same abilities or incentives as entrepreneurs. In addition, federal control always equals political control of some kind. What is best for politicians is not often what works in the marketplace. Politicians want to win votes, and they can do so by giving targeted CEOs benefits while dispersing costs to others. Filled with examples of government failures and free market triumphs, from John Jacob Astor to the Wright Brothers, World War II amphibious landing craft to Detroit, Uncle Sam Can't Count is a hard-hitting critique of government investment that demonstrates why business should be left exclusively to private entrepreneurs.…

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Drawing on examples from the nation's past and present--the fur trade to railroads, cars and chemicals, aviation to Solyndra--Uncle Sam Can't Count a sweeping work of conservative economic history that explains why the federal government cannot and should not pick winners and losers in the private sector, including the Obama administration. From the days of George Washington through World War II to today, government subsidies have failed dismally argue Burt and Anita Folsom. Draining the Treasury of cash, they impede economic growth, and hurt the very companies receiving aid. Why does federal aid seem to have a reverse Midas touch? As the Folsoms reveal, federal officials don't have the same abilities or incentives as entrepreneurs. In addition, federal control always equals political control of some kind. What is best for politicians is not often what works in the marketplace. Politicians want to win votes, and they can do so by giving targeted CEOs benefits while dispersing costs to others. Filled with examples of government failures and free market triumphs, from John Jacob Astor to the Wright Brothers, World War II amphibious landing craft to Detroit, Uncle Sam Can't Count is a hard-hitting critique of government investment that demonstrates why business should be left exclusively to private entrepreneurs.…

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Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Drawing on examples from the nation's past and present--the fur trade to railroads, cars and chemicals, aviation to Solyndra--Uncle Sam Can't Count a sweeping work of conservative economic history that explains why the federal government cannot and should not pick winners and losers in the private sector, including the Obama administration. From the days of George Washington through World War II to today, government subsidies have failed dismally argue Burt and Anita Folsom. Draining the Treasury of cash, they impede economic growth, and hurt the very companies receiving aid. Why does federal aid seem to have a reverse Midas touch? As the Folsoms reveal, federal officials don't have the same abilities or incentives as entrepreneurs. In addition, federal control always equals political control of some kind. What is best for politicians is not often what works in the marketplace. Politicians want to win votes, and they can do so by giving targeted CEOs benefits while dispersing costs to others. Filled with examples of government failures and free market triumphs, from John Jacob Astor to the Wright Brothers, World War II amphibious landing craft to Detroit, Uncle Sam Can't Count is a hard-hitting critique of government investment that demonstrates why business should be left exclusively to private entrepreneurs.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover.

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "First Edition" stated; number line complete 14 15 16 17 18 OV/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -- the first printing. Inscribed to half-title page "To Walter Williams -- with gratitude for your endorsement, and with respect for all you have accomplished." and signed by both authors in blue felt-tip; his copy. ("Advance Praise" to jacket rear panel includes endorsements from Larry Schweikart, co-author of "A Patriot's History of the United States," and Lawrence W. Reed, president, Foundation for Economic Education, but the remarks of Prof. Williams, John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics, George Mason University, grace the top of the page.) Slight darkening tio top edge of jacket rear panel. Burton Folsom, Jr., is the Charles Kline Professor of History and Management at Hillsdale College, where his wife Anita also teaches American History. 239 pp. including Notes and Index. Jacket illustration by Roy Knipe (ilustrador). Inscribed by Author(s).…