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Exposing the invisible hand: the roots of laissez-faire's hidden influence *.
From:
Polity
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July 1, 2005| Author:
Lindsay, Peter
| COPYRIGHT 2005 Northeastern Political Science Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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I love my country, it's the government I'm afraid of--Bumper sticker
Introduction
In his closing remarks at the third and final 2000 presidential debate, George W. Bush proclaimed, "I trust people, I don't trust the federal government." Putting aside the more obvious problems with such a statement (Does he trust snake oil salesmen? Who, precisely, does he presume runs the federal government?), we can safely say that it captures well a certain American ethos. ...
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