Freedom to harm the lasting legacy of the laissez faire revival /
Thomas O. McGarity.
- New Haven : Yale University Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (ix, 394 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction : two tragedies -- The laissez faire benchmark -- Freedom reined : the progressive era through the public interest era -- Freedom, responsibility, and accountability -- The intellectual and financial foundations -- The idea infrastructure -- The influence infrastructure -- The assaults on regulation -- Worker safety -- Environmental protection -- Drug and device safety -- Food safety -- Transportation safety -- Financial protection -- Consumer protection -- Civil justice -- Disabled government -- Patch-and-repair -- Striking a new bargain -- Conclusions.
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Deregulation--United States. Consumer protection--United States. Environmental law--United States.