001398979 000__ 03858cam\a2200589Ki\4500 001398979 001__ 1398979 001398979 005__ 20220613110917.0 001398979 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001398979 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 001398979 008__ 220613s2015\\\\caua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 001398979 020__ $$a9781598132052$$q(electronic book) 001398979 020__ $$a1598132059$$q(electronic book) 001398979 020__ $$a9781598132069$$q(electronic book) 001398979 020__ $$z9781598132038 001398979 020__ $$z1598132032 001398979 020__ $$z9781598132045 001398979 020__ $$z1598132040 001398979 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn925781104 001398979 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr11080035 001398979 035__ $$a(OCoLC)925781104 001398979 035__ $$a740779 001398979 040__ $$aN$T$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cN$T$$dCDX$$dIDEBK$$dOCLCO 001398979 043__ $$an-us--- 001398979 049__ $$aISEA 001398979 050_4 $$aJK411$$b.H543 2015eb 001398979 08204 $$a320.973$$223 001398979 1001_ $$aHiggs, Robert,$$eauthor. 001398979 24510 $$aTaking a stand$$h[electronic resource] :$$breflections on life, liberty, and the economy /$$cRobert Higgs ; foreword by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano. 001398979 264_1 $$aOakland, California :$$bIndependent Institute,$$c[2015] 001398979 300__ $$a1 online resource (xx, 378 pages). 001398979 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001398979 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001398979 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001398979 4901_ $$aIndependent studies in political economy 001398979 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 001398979 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001398979 520__ $$a"In his academic work, Robert Higgs has dissected the government's shrewd secret excesses that lead to the Welfare State, the Warfare State, and the Administrative State. For several decades he has unstintingly chronicled the federal, state, and local governments' malfeasance in these many areas of life that all levels of government have intruded upon without Constitutional mandate. In this book, however, are essays that show a whimsical, introspective, and personal side of this world renowned scholar. From the myth that the government has derived its powers from the consent of the governed to the role of independent experts in formulating monetary and fiscal policy; from the government's duplicity in announcing the unemployment rate in a given month to how the state entraps us, if you want to see a true polymath at work, these lofty, serious, sad, and illuminating essays will educate you beyond what you had thought possible about life, liberty, and the economy"--$$cProvided by publisher. 001398979 520__ $$a"This book collects almost a hundred short pieces that Robert Higgs has written in recent years. The topics range widely, reflecting his varied interests and experience: Most of them may be described as analytical commentaries or observations. Most are substantive, dealing with definite actors and events, but a substantial number are more methodological, dealing with how various analysts have dealt with particular subjects or how analysts can, in my judgment, deal most effectively with certain subjects. A substantial number of them pertain to the nature and functioning of the state; many with the economy, both as a whole and in regard to sectors or specific aspects of its operation. One section pertains to commentaries on libertarianism, an ideology I have long embraced, though the precise nature of my (Higgs) embrace has changed over the years"--$$cProvided by publisher. 001398979 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 001398979 650_0 $$aAdministrative agencies$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 001398979 650_0 $$aBureaucracy$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 001398979 650_0 $$aPublic welfare$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 001398979 650_0 $$aLiberty$$xHistory. 001398979 650_0 $$aState, The$$xHistory. 001398979 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xEconomic policy. 001398979 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aHiggs, Robert.$$tTaking a stand.$$dOakland, California : Independent Institute, [2015]$$z9781598132038$$w(DLC) 2014048979$$w(OCoLC)905419163 001398979 830_0 $$aIndependent studies in political economy. 001398979 852__ $$bacq 001398979 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete 001398979 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/usiricelib/Doc?id=11080035$$zOnline Access 001398979 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:740779$$pGLOBAL_SET 001398979 980__ $$aEBOOK 001398979 980__ $$aBIB 001398979 982__ $$aEbook 001398979 983__ $$aOnline 001398979 994__ $$a92$$bISE