@article{456792,
      recid = {456792},
      author = {Conn, Steven.},
      title = {To promote the general welfare : the case for big  government /},
      publisher = {Oxford University Press,},
      address = {New York, NY :},
      pages = {xvii, 233 p. ;},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {Lost in all the Tea Party rage and rhetoric is this simple  fact: the federal government plays a central role in making  our society function, and it always has. The essays in this  volume explore the many ways government programs have  improved the quality of life in America. From education,  communication, and transportation to arts and culture,  housing, finance, and public health, they explore how and  why government programs originated, how they have worked  and changed-- and been challenged-- since their inception,  and why many of them are important to preserve.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/456792},
}