Free Enterprise: An American History

by Lawrence B. Glickman

Book Overview

An incisive look at the intellectual and cultural history of free enterprise and its influence on American politics

Throughout the twentieth century, "free enterprise" has been a contested keyword in American politics, and the cornerstone of a conservative philosophy that seeks to limit government involvement into economic matters. Lawrence B. Glickman shows how the idea first gained traction in American discourse and was championed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300238258
• ISBN13: 9780300238259
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"