Cato Institute: 43 books
Aftermath
The Unintended Consequences of Public Policies
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Government policies created for one set of purposes almost always generate additional results that were not part of the original plan. Very often these unintended consequences are seriously adverse, and in some cases are so severe as to render the policy a failure. In Aftermath, noted economist...
The Beautiful Tree
A personal journey into how the world's poorest people are educating themselves
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
Upon its release several years ago, The Beautiful Tree was instantly embraced and praised by individuals and organizations across the globe. James Tooley's extraordinary ability to braid together personal experience, community action, individual courage, and family devotion, brought readers to the very...
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby
Corporate Rights and Religious Liberties
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case—Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby— that has arisen as society tries to reconcile corporate rights with religious liberty. Since the Hobby Lobby’s founding, the Green family has managed their
The Conscience of the Constitution
The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty documents a forgotten truth: the word “democracy” is nowhere to be found in either the Constitution or the Declaration. But it is the overemphasis of democracy by the legal community–rather than the primacy...
Financial Fiasco
How America's Infatuation With Homeownership and Easy Money Created the Financial Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Now newly expanded, with a with a new chapter on the spreading global economic crisis, Financial Fiasco guides readers through a world of irresponsible behavior by consumers, decisionmakers in companies, government agencies, and political institutions.
The Dirty Dozen
How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
Alexander Hamilton wrote that “the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution.” If only that were true. The Founding Fathers wanted the judicial branch to serve as a check on the power of the legislative and executive,...
by James Bartholomew
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
What damage is being done by failing welfare states? What lessons can be learned from the best welfare states? And—is it too late to stop welfare states from permanently diminishing the lives and liberties of people around the world? Traveling around the globe, James Bartholomew examines welfare models,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
Companies and industries rise and fall…fortunes are made and lost…jobs are created and destroyed by the millions. These are the headline-grabbing dramas of modern economic life. But, residing beneath the booms and busts is a more deeply consequential drama: the long-term growth of real gross domestic...
The Logic of the Market
An Insider's View of Chinese Economic Reform
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
The Logic of the Market by Weiying Zhang—considered China’s “leading market liberal”—comprises his most influential essays on economics over the past three decades. First published in China in 2010, this revised edition contains three new essays, which offer those outside China a deeper...
Climate Coup
Global Warming's Invasion of Our Government and Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2011
A first-rate team of experts offers compelling documentation on the pervasive influence global warming alarmism now has on almost every aspect of our society-from national defense, law, trade, and politics to health, education, and international development.
Renewing the Search for a Monetary Constitution
Reforming Government's Role in the Monetary System
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2015
Over 50 years ago, In Search of a Monetary Constitution, which focused on the need for constraints on the creation of money by the government, was published. Although overlooked at the time, the work's analysis has proven to be remarkably prescient. This new collection of essays, Renewing the Search...
50 Vetoes
How States Can Stop the Obama Health Care Law
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2013
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) remains vulnerable to repeal, largely because Congress and the Supreme Court have granted each state the power to veto major provisions of the law before they take effect in 2014. The PPACA itself empowers states to block the employer mandate, to...
Meltdown
Inside the Soviet Economy
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1990
This book describes the irrational life of Soviet producers, the monstrous deprivation of Soviet consumers, and the ideological origins of the Soviet economy that have resulted in a system unable to bear the weight of being a superpower. The authors spell out the challenges that Gorbachev and his...
Lukewarming
The New Climate Science that Changes Everything
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
In Lukewarming, two environmental scientists explain the science and spin behind the headlines and come to a provocative conclusion: climate change is real, and partially man-made, but it is becoming obvious that far more warming has been forecast than will occur, with some of the catastrophic impacts...