Wealth, power, and the crisis of laissez faire capitalism 2011

This Forcefully Argued Book Offers A Provocative Picture Of The Political, Intellectual, And Economic Forces That Have Shaped The History Of The United States, Offering An Extensive And In-depth Critique Of Laissez-faire Doctrine And A Novel Reformulation Of The Work Of American System Writers, Gibson Traces America's Rise To Global Supremacy. By Donald Gibson. "This forcefully argued book offers a provocative picture of the political, intellectual, and economic forces that have shaped the history of the United States from its founding to the present day. Offering an extensive and in-depth critique of laissez-faire doctrine and a novel reformulation of the work of American System writers such as Daniel Raymond, Henry Carey, and Thorstein Veblen, author Donald Gibson traces America's rise to global supremacy. He examines how free-market ideology and the "establishment" networks exemplified by Wall Street and the Council for Foreign Relations combined to lead us to the political and economic crises that America faces at the dawn of the twenty-first century"--Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-vii Serving Property or Promoting the General Welfare....Pages 1-18 American System v. Smith....Pages 19-41 Emerging Oligarchy: Absentee Owners Take Control....Pages 43-68 Imperialism and the Rise of an American Oligarchy....Pages 69-94 FDR and JFK Revive the American System....Pages 95-123 Oligarchs Take Over Foreign Policy....Pages 125-155 Oil, the IMF, and the Free Trade Imperialism Offensive....Pages 157-177 Bush, Laissez Faire, and Free Trade Imperialism....Pages 179-203 Laissez Faire at Home....Pages 205-221 An Oligarchy That Must Change and Can’t Change....Pages 223-246 Back Matter....Pages 247-296