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Second Thoughts: Myths and Morals of U.S. Economic History
Source: Laissez Faire Books
Author: D.N. McCloskey, ed.
Country: United States

Contributors including McCloskey, Terry Anderson, Robert Higgs, Nathan Rosenberg and Julian Simon discuss the myth of effective state intervention in the economy in the context of U.S. history. (Paperback, 1995, 208 p., Laissez Faire price $15.95).

Public Goods and Private Communities
Source: Amazon.com/Edward Elgar Publishers
Author: Fred Foldvary
Country: United States

Dr. Foldvary rejects market-failure explanations of urban decay, and instead claims that collective goods can be provided by consensual community agreements. He relies on a series of case studies to show how this can and does work. (1994; Amazon price $90)

Government Failure: A Primer in Public Choice
Source: The Cato Institute/Amazon.com
Author: Gordon Tullock, Gordon Brady, and Arthur Seldon
Country: United States

This book explains the school of study known as "public choice," which uses the tools of economics to understand and evaluate government activity. (Pub. 06/02; paperback; 185 pages; Amazon price $9.95)

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