but one of the best examples of laissez-faire economic policy occurred under former U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. Reagan busted an air traffic controllers' union and presided over ...

In this book, the authors make the bold case that these laissez-faire ideas have failed and that a robust industrial ... this impressive analysis replaces misunderstandings about industrial policy ...

This title is available on our Higher Education website. This new edition of Ivan T. Berend's leading overview of economic regimes and economic performance from the start of the twentieth century to ...

Smith argued against mercantilism and was a major proponent of laissez-faire economic policies. In his first book, "The ...