George Mason University: 5 books

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by Pamela C. Copeland, Richard K. McMaster
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2016

A Founding Father, a patriot in the Revolutionary War, a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention, and one of the driving forces behind the creation of the U.S. Bill of Rights, George Mason (1725-1792) worked passionately and diligently throughout his life, both as a private citizen...
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Peacebuilding through Dialogue

Education, Human Transformation, and Conflict Resolution

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Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2019

This volume examines the many dimensions of dialogue as a key driver of peaceful personal and social change. While most people agree on the value of dialogue, few delve into its meaning or consider its full range. The essays collected here consider dialogue in the context of teaching and learning,...
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For Your Own Good

Taxes, Paternalism, and Fiscal Discrimination in the Twenty-First Century

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Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018

Taxing “sin” is one of the oldest and most persistent forms of selective taxation. Founding Father and Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton is said to have imposed a tax on whiskey “before the ink on the US Constitution was dry.” Motivated as much by a need to increase revenues as by a desire...
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The Unlikely Reformer

Carter Glass and Financial Regulation

by Matthew P. Fink
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019

Recently described as "the single most important lawmaker in the history of American finance," Carter Glass nonetheless remains a much misunderstood and overlooked figure in that history. Glass is most widely remembered as the sponsor (with Henry Steagall) of the Glass-Steagall provisions...
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Buchanan's Tensions

Reexamining the Political Economy and Philosophy of James M. Buchanan

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Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018

James M. Buchanan, Nobel Laureate in Economics and one of the premier political economists of the 20th century, was at the heart of the emergence of public choice theory and the reintroduction of politics to academic economic analysis. Like any great and productive scholar, his body of work includes...
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