McGarity, Thomas O.

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.


Electronic Books.

KF1600 / .F744 2013