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Cosgrove, Michael, ((Michael H.)) The cost of winning : global development policies and broken social contracts / Michael H. Cosgrove. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, c1996.
xvii, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Content notes : 1. It Has Happened Before -- 2. The Foundation Years -- 3. Prelude to the Creation -- 4. The Creation - Building Bloc I, the Marshall Plan -- 5. The Creation - Building Bloc II, Trade Policy -- 6. The Creation - Building Bloc III, Military -- 7. The Creation - Building Bloc IV, Tax Policy -- 8. The Creation - Building Bloc V, Oil -- 9. British and American Golden Ages -- 10. Crumbling Foundation, 1971 - 1985 -- 11. The Lean Years, 1985 to... -- 12. Government Taxes and Outlays -- 13. Purchasing Power Broken Promise -- 14. Loss High Paying Jobs - A Broken Promise -- 15. Creation of Jobs - A Broken Promise -- 16. Public Education - A Broken Promise -- 17. Public Safety - A Broken Promise -- 18. Bounty Hunters and Fixed Penalties -- 19. Symptoms of Broken Promises - Entitlements -- 20. More Symptoms -- 21. The Future? -- 22. Change. 1560002298 (alk. paper) 9781560002291 (alk. paper) * Economic forecasting - United States. * United States - Economic policy. United States - Economic conditions - 1945- United States - Foreign economic relations. United States - Social policy.