Investigation and Responsibility: Public Responsibility in the United States, 1865-1900

by William R. Brock

Book Overview

Investigation and Responsibility deals with the extension of social responsibility in the American states during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Lord Bryce questioned the reality of American belief in laissez faire, and recent work has reinforced these doubts. Professor Brock makes a substantial contribution to this reassessment, through an examination of the activities of the agencies established at a state level for the regulation of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052109349X
• ISBN13: 9780521093491
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"