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The big myth : how American business taught us to loathe government and love the free market  Cover Image Book Book

The big myth : how American business taught us to loathe government and love the free market / Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway.

Oreskes, Naomi, (author.). Conway, Erik M., 1965- (author.).

Summary:

In the early 20th century, business elites, trade associations, wealthy powerbrokers, and media allies set out to build a new American orthodoxy: down with "big government" and up with unfettered markets. With startling archival evidence, Oreskes and Conway document campaigns to rewrite textbooks, combat unions, and defend child labor. They detail the ploys that turned hardline economists Friedrich von Hayek and Milton Friedman into household names; recount the libertarian roots of the Little House on the Prairie books; and tune into the General Electric-sponsored TV show that beamed free-market doctrine to millions and launched Ronald Reagan's political career.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1635573572
  • ISBN: 9781635573572
  • Physical Description: ix, 565 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-546) and index.
Subject: Big business > United States > History.
Corporate power > United States.
Business and politics > United States.
Capitalism > United States.
Free enterprise > United States.
United States > Economic policy > History.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 330.1220973 .O669b 2023 (Text) 37814003546562 NON-FICTION Available -
Treasure Valley Community College Library 330.12 Or347b (Text) 32220001144662 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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