000740779 000__ 03824cam\a2200589Ki\4500 000740779 001__ 740779 000740779 005__ 20220613110907.0 000740779 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000740779 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000740779 008__ 160205s2015\\\\caua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000740779 020__ $$a9781598132052$$q(electronic book) 000740779 020__ $$a1598132059$$q(electronic book) 000740779 020__ $$a9781598132069$$q(electronic book) 000740779 020__ $$z9781598132038 000740779 020__ $$z1598132032 000740779 020__ $$z9781598132045 000740779 020__ $$z1598132040 000740779 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn925781104 000740779 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr11080035 000740779 035__ $$a(OCoLC)925781104 000740779 035__ $$a740779 000740779 040__ $$aN$T$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cN$T$$dCDX$$dIDEBK$$dOCLCO 000740779 043__ $$an-us--- 000740779 049__ $$aISEA 000740779 050_4 $$aJK411$$b.H543 2015eb 000740779 08204 $$a320.973$$223 000740779 1001_ $$aHiggs, Robert,$$eauthor. 000740779 24510 $$aTaking a stand$$h[electronic resource] :$$breflections on life, liberty, and the economy /$$cRobert Higgs ; foreword by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano. 000740779 264_1 $$aOakland, California :$$bIndependent Institute,$$c[2015] 000740779 300__ $$a1 online resource (xx, 378 pages). 000740779 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000740779 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000740779 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000740779 4901_ $$aIndependent studies in political economy 000740779 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000740779 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000740779 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. 000740779 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. 000740779 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000740779 650_0 $$aAdministrative agencies$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 000740779 650_0 $$aBureaucracy$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 000740779 650_0 $$aPublic welfare$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 000740779 650_0 $$aLiberty$$xHistory. 000740779 650_0 $$aState, The$$xHistory. 000740779 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xEconomic policy. 000740779 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aHiggs, Robert.$$tTaking a stand.$$dOakland, California : Independent Institute, [2015]$$z9781598132038$$w(DLC) 2014048979$$w(OCoLC)905419163 000740779 830_0 $$aIndependent studies in political economy. 000740779 852__ $$bacq 000740779 85280 $$bebk$$hEBSCOhost 000740779 85640 $$3EBSCOhost$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1065990$$zOnline Access 000740779 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:740779$$pGLOBAL_SET 000740779 980__ $$aEBOOK 000740779 980__ $$aBIB 000740779 982__ $$aEbook 000740779 983__ $$aOnline 000740779 994__ $$a92$$bISE