{"product_id":"crisis-and-leviathan-critical-episodes-in-the-growth-of-american-government-9781598134124","title":"Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrisis and Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e is Higgs' masterwork on how government grows in size, scope, and power in response to real or imagined \"crises.\" From war to economic upheavals, government overreach endures long after each crisis has passed, impinging on civil liberties and fostering extensive corporate welfare.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew topics are as timely as the growth of government. To understand why government has grown, Robert Higgs asserts, one must understand how it has grown. This book offers a coherent, multi-causal explanation, guided by a novel analytical framework firmly grounded in historical evidence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than a study of trends in governmental spending, taxation, and employment, Crisis and Leviathan is a thorough analysis of the actual occasions when and the specific means by which Big Government developed in the United States. More than an abstract account, it names names and highlights the actions of significant individuals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author examines how 20th-century national emergencies--mainly wars, depressions, and labor disturbances--have prompted federal officials to take over previously private rights and activities. When the crises passed, a residue of new governmental powers remained. Even more significantly, each great crisis and the subsequent governmental measures went hand in hand with reinforcing shifts in public beliefs and attitudes toward the government's proper role in American life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntegrating the contributions of scholars in diverse disciplines, including history, law, political philosophy, and the social sciences, \u003ci\u003eCrisis and Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e makes compelling reading for all those who seek to understand the transformation of America's political economy over the past century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Higgs\u003c\/b\u003e is Retired Senior Fellow in Political Economy, Founding Editor and former Editor at Large of the Independent Institute's quarterly journal \u003ci\u003eThe Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Johns Hopkins University, and he has taught at the University of Washington, Lafayette College, Seattle University, the University of Economics, Prague, and George Mason University. He has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University and Stanford University, and a fellow for the Hoover Institution and the National Science Foundation. His many books include \u003ci\u003eCrisis and Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDepression, War, and Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAfter Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDelusions of Power\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNeither Liberty Nor Safety\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eResurgence of the Warfare State\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTaking a Stand\u003c\/i\u003e; and multiple edited collections.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independent Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890462359826,"sku":"9781598134124","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5d44195d-df12-4059-be54-5e421f44ab58.jpg?v=1768305802","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crisis-and-leviathan-critical-episodes-in-the-growth-of-american-government-9781598134124","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}