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No, they can't : why government fails--but individuals succeed / John Stossel.

Stossel, John. (Author).

Summary:

"New York Times" bestselling journalist John Stossel shows how the expansion of government control is destructive for American society.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781451640953
  • ISBN: 9781451640946
  • Physical Description: v, 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Threshold Editions edition
  • Publisher: New York : Threshold Editions, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-321).
Formatted Contents Note:
"Fixing" the economy -- Making life fair -- Keeping business honest -- Improving life for workers -- Fixing health care -- The assault on food -- Creating a risk-free world -- Making sure no one gets offended -- Educating children -- The war on drugs : because alcohol prohibition worked so well -- Wars to end war -- Keeping nature exactly as is ... forever -- Budget insanity -- Conclusion : there ought not to be a law.
Subject:
Free enterprise > United States.
Social control > United States.
United States > Social policy > 1993-
United States > Economic policy > 2009-

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rutherford County Library System.

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