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Auteur(s) : Edling, Max M.
Titre(s) : A Hercules in the cradle [Texte imprimé] : war, money, and the American state, 1783-1867 / Max M. Edling
Publication : Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Description matérielle : xii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : American beginnings, 1500-1900
Lien à la collection : American beginnings, 1500-1900
Comprend : Introduction: war, money, and American history ; A more effectual mode of administration:
the constitution and the origins of American public finance ; The soul of government:
creating an American fiscal regime ; So immense a power in the affairs of war: the
restoration of public credit ; Equal to the severest trials: Mr. Madison's war ;
The two most powerful republics in the world: Mr. Polk's war ; A rank among the very
first of military powers: Mr. Lincoln's war ; Conclusion: the ideology, structure,
and significance of the first American fiscal regime.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"In A Hercules in the Cradle, Max M. Edling argues that the federal government's abilities
to tax and to borrow money, developed in the early years of the republic, were critical
to the young nation's ability to wage war and expand its territory. He traces the
growth of this capacity from the time of the founding to the aftermath of the Civil
War, including the funding of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War. Edling maintains
that the Founding Fathers clearly understood the connection between public finance
and power: a well-managed public debt was a key part of every modern state. Creating
a debt would always be a delicate and contentious matter in the American context,
however, and statesmen of all persuasions tried to pay down the national debt in times
of peace. A Hercules in the Cradle explores the origin and evolution of American public
finance and shows how the nation's rise to great-power status in the nineteenth century
rested on its ability to go into debt."--Publisher's Web site
Sujet(s) : Guerre -- Aspect économique -- États-Unis -- 18e siècle
Guerre -- Aspect économique -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
Finances publiques -- États-Unis -- 18e siècle
Finances publiques -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
Politique fiscale -- États-Unis -- 18e siècle
Politique fiscale -- États-Unis -- 19e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226181578. - ISBN 022618157X. - ISBN 9780226181608 (erroné) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb443233502
Notice n° :
FRBNF44323350
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