The land of too much

Prasad, Monica.

The land of too much American abundance and the paradox of poverty / [electronic resource] : Monica Prasad. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2012. - xiv, 327 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p . 275-316) and index.

The farmers' tour -- Comparing capitalisms -- A demand-side theory of comparative political economy -- The agrarian regulation of taxation -- The land of too much -- Progressive taxation and the welfare state -- The agrarian regulation of finance -- The democratization of credit -- The credit-welfare state trade-off -- Conclusion: American mortgage Keynesianism -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index.


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Fiscal policy--United States.


United States--Economic policy.
United States--Social policy.


Electronic books.

HC103 / .P843 2012eb

338.5/2120973