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Second Thoughts: Myths and Morals of U.S. Economic History
McCloskey, Donald N., Editor / Contributors: Donald N. McCloskey, Jeffrey G. Williamson, Julian L. Simon, Rita James Simon, Lance E. Davis, Robert A. Huttenback, Robert Higgs, Price V. Fishback, Lee J. Alston, Elizabeth Hoffman, Robert A. Margo, Elyce J. Rotella, Barry Eichengreen, Mark Thomas, John Wallis, Benjamin Baack, Edward Ray, Terry L. Anderson, Peter J. Hill, Jonathan Hughes, Richard Sylla, Hugh Rockoff, Susan M. Phillips, J. Richard Zecker, Gary M. Walton, Peter Temin, Gary Libecap, Paul Uselding, Donald N. M cCloskey, Nathan Rosenberg
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Da: Theoria Books, Andover, MA, U.S.A.Theoria Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 208 pp., x. '1' in number line. Following the list of Contributors and "Introduction: Looking Forward Into History" by Editor, Contents divided into 24 Essays in 6 Sections: [I] INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS (1) Jeffrey G. Williamson, "How…Tough Are Times in the Third World?"; (2) Julian L. Simon and Rita James Simon, "Do We Really Need All These Immigrants?'; (3) Lance E. Davis and Robert A. Huttenback, "Do Imperial Powers Get Rich Off Their Colonies?"; (4) Robert Higgs, "How Military Mobilization Hurts the Economy"; [II] WORKERS AND EMPLOYMENT (5) Price V. Fishback, "Does Workers' Compensation Make for a Safer Workplace?"; (6) Lee J. Alston, "American Farming: If It's Broke, Why Can't We Fix It?"; (7) Elizabeth Hoffman,"How Can Displaced Workers Find Better Jobs?"; [III] WOMEN AND MINORITIES (8) Robert A. Margo, "What is the Key to Black Progress?"; (9) Elyce J. Rotella, "The Equal Rights Amendment--Yes, But Whose?"; [IV] GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY (10) Barry Eichengreen, "As Good As Gold--By What Standard?"; (11) Mark Thomas, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Trade Deficit?"; (12) John Wallis, "The Great Depression: Can It Happen Again?"; (13) Benjamin Baack and Edward Ray, "The Income Tax: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone and Come?"; (14) Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill, "Are Government Giveaways Really Free?"; (15) Jonathan Hughes, "Do Americans Want Big Government?"; [V] REGULATION, DEREGULATION AND REREGULATION (16) Richard Sylla, "Should We Reregulate the Banks?"; (17) Hugh Rockoff, "Can Price Controls Work?"; (18) Susan M. Phillips and J. Richard Zecker, "The Securities Exchange Commission: Where From, Where To?'; [VI] TECHNOLOGY AND COMPETITIVENESS (19) Gary M. Walton, "Fulton's Folly"; (20) Peter Temin, "Down the Primrose Path"; (21) Gary Libecap, "What Really Happened at Teapot Dome?"; (22) Paul Uselding, "Does Government Intervention in the Economy Hurt Competitiveness--or Help It?"; (23) Donald N. McCloskey, "Competitiveness and the Antieconomics of Decline"; (24) Nathan Rosenberg, "Does Science Shape Economic Progress--Or Is It the Other Way Around?"; Appendix: Chronology of Important Dates, pp. 181-199; For Further Reading, pp. 201-203; Index, pp. 205-208. Taupe cloth with bold black lettering on spine. Glossy beige dustwrapper not price-clipped (no price) with Title lettering in large, thick, purple letters on top third front cover, above Subtitle lettering in smaller purple across middle front cover; Editor name letters in smaller purple across bottom front cover. Only peccadilloes are spine sunned to lighter taupe than rest of cover (all lettering still bold purple and eminently readable) and SLIGHT crease remaining at top edge front cover from once having had a paper clip positioned there. Book itself is As New: Tight binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Apart from collecting sun's rays on the shelf, book looks unheld, UNREAD.
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Da: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.About Books
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Fine condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket, as issued. First Printing of the First Edition. New York: McGraw Hill, 2002. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Pages are fresh a…nd crisp. Well illustrated with figures and line drawings. Index. Bound in the original, glossy pictorial laminated boards. Sharp corners. From the rear cover: "The Engineered-Wood Design and Construction Guide. This unique handbook shows you what you can do with glued engineered wood composites in both residential and nonresidential building construction applications -- products that not only perform better than traditional solid wood products, but also reduce the pressure on available wood fiber resources. The APA ENGINEERED WOOD HANDBOOK provides standards and guidelines for getting the most from some of the most exciting wood based materials available in construction today. Let This Book Help You: Cut building costs and improve building performance by using glued wood composites featuring enhanced performance characteristics; Gain a better understanding and discover new applications for plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), prefabricated wood I-joists, laminated veneer lumber (LVL), glued laminated timber (glulam), and other related glued wood products; Get the latest design recommendations for shear walls and diaphragms; Find up-to-date information on mechanical connections; Obtain industry recommendations for fire and acoustic design solutions and treatments and finishes for engineered wood composites; Learn about new technologies on the horizon." First printing, with complete number row (1234567890) on copyright page. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Fine condition./No Dust Jacket, as issued. Pages numbered by chapters (but 450-550 pages).
