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Chapter 1. Exploring Your Own Local Economy Using Adam Smith -- Chapter 2. Extra-Curricular Undergraduate Student Field Trips -- Chapter 3. Economic Journeys in Alaska -- Chapter 4. Off-Campus Colloquia as Immersive Study and Active Learning: Capitaf, Milton and Rose Friedman's Home -- Chapter 5. Faculty professional development through international experiences. -- Chapter 6. Educating in Theory and in Practice: The Fund for American Studies -- Chapter 7. International internships: Their value and a guide to setting them up -- Chapter 8. Teaching the Economics of Poverty and Discrimination as a Study Abroad in South Africa -- Chapter 9. Teaching Economics of Poverty as a Global Classroom Course in Ghana -- Chapter 10. Business in Emerging Markets: The Case of Morocco -- Chapter 11. The Chinese menu: How to discover the key ingredients of market systems through a study abroad program -- Chapter 12. Sports, Culture, and the Economy: Baseball in the Dominican Republic -- Chapter 13. Short Term Study Abroad - Renewable Energy in Germany and Switzerland -- Chapter 14. Study Abroad in Germany: Sie Mussen Arbeiten ¨ , but It Is Not that Hard -- Chapter 15. Schumpeter in Vienna: A Study Abroad Course -- Chapter 16. Engaging Economics: 'The Innocents Abroad' in Rome and Italy -- Chapter 17. Developing Study Abroad Opportunities in Economics and Finance: Guidance from a Faculty–Led Program in Madrid, Spain -- Chapter 18. Exploring how place can enhance learning in short course study abroads -- Chapter 19. A Study Abroad Experience in Ireland: The Celtic Tiger Before and After the Global Financial Crisis -- Chapter 20. Multidisciplinary Agricultural Study Abroad in Uruguay -- Chapter 21. The World as a Living Economics Classroom: Lessons from 'Economies in Transition', a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Course in Central and Eastern Europe -- Chapter 22. Using Study Abroad to Teach the Fundamentals of a Market Economy in Comparative Settings -- Chapter 23. Study Abroad in the Transitional Economies.

Chapter 1. Accounting for the Growth of Government -- Chapter 2. The Size and Composition of Government Spending in Multi-Party Systems -- Chapter 3. High Tax Compliance Results in Smaller Government -- Chapter 4. Does Technology Drive The Growth of Government -- Chapter 5. A Congressional Theory of the Size of Government -- Chapter 6. Trade and the Size of Government Revisited -- Chapter 7. Government Growth.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Club Women and the Provision of Local Public Goods -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 History of Women's Clubs in the 19th and Early 20th Century US -- 1.2.1 Religious Roots and Community Support -- 1.2.2 Provision of Local Public Goods and Club Goods -- 1.2.3 Political and Regulatory Influence -- 1.3 The Theory of Goods that are Neither Public Nor Private -- 1.4 The Organization of Collective Action by Women's Clubs -- 1.4.1 Overcoming the Collective Action Problem -- 1.4.2 Providing Local Public Goods within a Polycentric System -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Samuel J. Tilden, Iron Money and the Election of 1876 -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 A Protégé of Van Buren -- 2.3 Iron Money -- 2.4 Panic of 1873 -- 2.5 Iron Money During the Election of 1876 -- 2.6 The Money Issue During the Election of 1876 -- References -- 3 The Impact of Decentralization on Municipalities: Evidence from the Municipal Home Rule Movement -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Evolving State-Municipal Relationship -- 3.2.1 Categorizing Constitutions: Dillon's Rule Versus the Cooley Doctrine -- 3.2.2 Home Rule -- 3.3 The Impact of Government Structure on Outcomes -- 3.4 Empirical Strategy -- 3.5 Data -- 3.6 Analysis -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Organized Opposition: The Anti-Federalist Political Network -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Contours of the Debate -- 4.3 The Role of Newspapers -- 4.4 Examining the Spread of Federalist and Anti-Federalist Literature -- 4.5 Comparing the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Newspaper Networks -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Bootleggers and Baptists in the Passage of Federal Surface Mining Law -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Economics of Regulation -- 5.3 History of Surface Mining Regulations -- 5.4 Coal Context -- 5.5 Coal Ownership Patterns -- 5.6 Topographical Differences.

This book - the second of two volumes- looks at episodes in American economic history from a public choice perspective. Each chapter discusses citizens, special interests, and government officials responding to economic incentives in both markets and politics. In doing so, the book provides fresh insights into important periods of American history, from the First Nationalist Movement of 1783 to the perpetual renewal of the Federal Reserve in 1927. This volume features the work of prominent economic historians such as Hugh Rockoff; well-known public choice scholars such as Joshua Hall and J.R. Clark; and younger scholars such as Marcus Witcher and Zachary Gocenour. This book will be useful for researchers and students interested in economics, history, political science, economic history, public choice, and political economy.--

This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the proposed city-county consolidation in St. Louis. The report draws upon theoretical research considering the impact of local government consolidations on efficiency, equity, spillovers, and development. Where possible, we connect the ideas from the academic literature to arguments made regarding the situation in St. Louis. After exploring both the theoretical reasons for and against consolidation, we consider the real-world empirical evidence. Although city-county consolidations sometimes lead to positive outcomes, often they do not. Importantly, the context of consolidation matters. By understanding the importance of context with consolidations, we conclude with five lessons for citizens and policymakers in St. Louis drawn from our understanding of the relevant research. Although there are local government problems in St. Louis, city-county consolidation is not necessarily the only or best way forward.

In Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit, Charles Calomiris and Stephen Haber hope to establish explanations for banking outcomes by researching through the lens of not just economics, but political science and history. They use case studies of five different countries to assist them in this task: Britain, the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. Through an investigation of each country's unique history and governmental structure, Calomiris and Haber compare and contrast the development of each country's banking system. For example, the United States has experienced 12 banking crises since 1840 but Canada has had zero. Through the case studies, Calomiris and Haber attempt to find out why. The book suggests that a country's financial sector is determined by a process labeled the "Game of Bank Bargains" where politics and banking become intertwined, and powerful coalitions and incentives become extremely important. Thus how political institutions and coalitions differ explain the unique banking outcomes of different countries.

We survey perspectives on the economic differences between countries and argue that economic freedom is the key to prosperity. We close by outlining the policy implications. Specifically, removing obstacles to the exercise of economic freedom is an important step towards prosperity.

International labour rights organisations pay considerable attention to the working conditions in less developed countries. For labour rights activists, labour standards such as collective bargaining rights and maternal leave promote economic progress. We argue that this perspective has the causation backwards and that it is economic development that causes the codification of improved working conditions.