Crisis and Leviathan - by Robert Higgs (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"In Crisis and Leviathan, economist and historian Robert Higgs shows how Big Government emerged from responses to national emergencies that occurred as attitudes about the role of government were changing dramatically. In particular, governmental responses to the Great Depression, two World Wars, the Cold War, and various lesser "crises"(real or imagined) led to a host of new federal programs, activities, and functions that left legacies--including greater acceptance of bigger government--that endured long after each crisis passed. The result was not only a higher baseline for further growth, but also a government more intrusive in the lives of ordinary citizens and more resistant to meaningful reform"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Discussing how government has continually grown in size and scope during the past century, this account demonstrates that the main reason lies in government's responses to national "crises" (real or imagined), including economic upheavals and, especially, war. The result, this book argues, is the ever-increasing government power, which endures long after each crisis has passed, impinging on both civil and economic liberties and fostering extensive corporate welfare. Offering ideological explanations for the ascension of the role of government out of a capitalist, free-market economy, it will appeal to those with interests in political economy, American history, and libertarian politics.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A book of major importance, thoroughly researched, closely argued, and meticulously documented. It should be high on the reading list of every serious student of the American political system." --<i>Political Science Quarterly </i></p><br><br><p>"Insightful, compelling, and clear, Higgs breaks new ground in explicating the most important socio-political trend of our time--the growth of American government." --<i>Freeman </i></p><br><br><p>An important, powerful, and profoundly disturbing book." --James M. Buchanan, Nobel Laureate in Economic Science, <i>Journal of Economic History </i></p><br><br>"A thoughtful and challenging work." --<i>Harper's</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Robert Higgs</b> is senior fellow in political economy for the Independent Institute and the editor of the Institute's quarterly journal, the<i> Independent Review</i>. He is also the author of several books, including <i>Against Leviathan</i>, <i>Competition and Coercion</i>, <i>Neither Liberty Nor Safety</i>, <i>Resurgence of the Warfare State</i>, and <i>The Transformation of the American Economy 1865-1914, </i>and the recipient of numerous awards, such as the Gary Schlarbaum Award for Lifetime Defense of Liberty and the Lysander Spooner Award for Advancing the Literature of Liberty.<i> </i>He lives in Covington, Louisiana. <b>Arthur A. Ekirch, Jr.</b> was a professor emeritus of history at the State University of New York-Albany, a Guggenheim fellow, and the author of dozens of articles and 10 books, including <i>The Civilian and the Military</i> and <i>The Decline of American Liberalism</i>.
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