Growing public: volume 2, further evidence: social spending and economic growth since the eighteenth century
Auteur :
Lindert, Peter H.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521529174
Date de publication :
3 déc. 2009
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
340 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Growing Public examines the question of whether social policies that redistribute income impose constraints on economic growth. Lindert argues that, contrary to the intuition of many economists and the ideology of many politicians, social spending has contributed to, rather than inhibited, economic growth.