Who Owns America?: A New Declaration of IndependenceHerbert Agar, Allen Tate ISI Books, 1999 - 450 pages "It was a radical statement in 1936 and remains one at the end of the twentieth century. How should a republic exercise power over its citizens? How may economic goods be justly distributed? What status should the small farm have in the life of a nation? By what means may family life be rendered stable? What is the economic role of women in a free society? These are just some of the issues raised, and answered in unique ways, in this book. |
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... monopoly capi- talism of modern America is almost the antithesis of our ideal . So far from providing freedom , monopoly capitalism does not even desire it . To be sure , a cardinal tenet of its economic theory is that both capital and ...
... monopoly capi- talism of modern America is almost the antithesis of our ideal . So far from providing freedom , monopoly capitalism does not even desire it . To be sure , a cardinal tenet of its economic theory is that both capital and ...
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... monopoly from the business system . Profit - making monopoly is disastrous to free business because of its inevitable effect in restricting pro- duction and pegging prices at a high level , while excluding new competitors from the ...
... monopoly from the business system . Profit - making monopoly is disastrous to free business because of its inevitable effect in restricting pro- duction and pegging prices at a high level , while excluding new competitors from the ...
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... monopoly is necessary for full efficiency . But , as Mr. Coyle writes , " Monopoly is not business at all , but public service , to be operated with a single eye to the public benefit . " This is to say that such monopolies as are ...
... monopoly is necessary for full efficiency . But , as Mr. Coyle writes , " Monopoly is not business at all , but public service , to be operated with a single eye to the public benefit . " This is to say that such monopolies as are ...
Contents
A FORGOTTEN AMERICAN CLASSIC | ix |
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | xli |
David Cushman Coyle | 9 |
Copyright | |
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