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The Case for Big Government
Jeff Madrick
Princeton University Press
November 2008
On Sale: October 26, 2008
224 pages
ISBN: 0691123314
EAN: 9780691123318
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Political conservatives have long believed that the best
government is a small government. But if this were true,
noted economist Jeff Madrick argues, the nation would not be
experiencing stagnant wages, rising health care costs,
increasing unemployment, and concentrations of wealth for a
narrow elite. In this perceptive and eye-opening book,
Madrick proves that an engaged government--a big government
of high taxes and wise regulations--is necessary for the
social and economic answers that Americans desperately need
in changing times. He shows that the big governments of past
eras fostered greatness and prosperity, while weak,
laissez-faire governments marked periods of corruption and
exploitation. The Case for Big Government considers whether
the government can adjust its current policies and set the
country right. Madrick explains why politics and economics should go hand
in hand; why America benefits when the government actively
nourishes economic growth; and why America must reject free
market orthodoxy and adopt ambitious government-centered
programs. He looks critically at today's politicians--at
Republicans seeking to revive nineteenth-century principles,
and at Democrats who are abandoning the pioneering efforts
of the Great Society. Madrick paints a devastating portrait
of the nation's declining social opportunities and how the
economy has failed its workers. He demonstrates that the
government must correct itself to address these serious issues. A practical call to arms, The Case for Big Government asks
for innovation, experimentation, and a willingness to fail.
The book sets aside ideology and proposes bold steps to
ensure the nation's vitality.
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