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- Highlights how the interplay of public policy and family economic decision-making have driven innovation and prosperity within the US economy
- Examines the historical and present-day policies that have purposely or inadvertently advantaged some families over others, leading to persistent inequalities
- Explores different ways in which policy can help people achieve their productive potential as the US economy moves into the mid-twenty-first century and faces new challenges
- Tracks dramatic changes in the American family and the evolution of the US economy from the 1800s–present
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in American Economic History (AEH)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Babson College, Babson Park, USA
Megan McDonald Way
About the author
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Family Economics and Public Policy, 1800s–Present
Book Subtitle: How Laws, Incentives, and Social Programs Drive Family Decision-Making and the US Economy
Authors: Megan McDonald Way
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in American Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-43963-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-43961-1Published: 30 August 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95908-2Published: 10 December 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-43963-5Published: 29 August 2018
Series ISSN: 2662-3900
Series E-ISSN: 2662-3919
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 315
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic History, North American Economics, Children, Youth and Family Policy, Cultural Economics