文档介绍：Wealth, Power, and the Crisis of
Laissez Faire Capitalism
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Wealth, Power, and the Crisis
of Laissez Faire Capitalism
Donald Gibson
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WEALTH, POWER, AND THE CRISIS OF LAISSEZ FAIRE CAPITALISM
Copyright © Donald Gibson, 2011.
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First published in 2011 by
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ISBN: 978–0–230–11487–6
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gibson, Donald, 1945–
Wealth, Power, and the crisis of laissez faire capitalism / Donald
Gibson.
p. cm.
ISBN 978–0–230–11487–6
1. Free enterprise—United States—History. 2. Power (Social
sciences)—United States—History. 3. Oligarchy—United States—
History. 4. Trade regulation—United States—History. 5. Global Financial
Crisis, 2008–2009. I. Title.
2011
—dc22 2011000532
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments vii
One Serving Property or Promoting the General Welfare 1
Two American System v. Smith 19
Three Emerging Oligarchy: