{"product_id":"the-terrible-10-a-century-of-economic-folly-9781598131413","title":"The Terrible 10: A Century of Economic Folly","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe U.S. economy made impressive gains in the 20th century, but this progress makes it easy to forget a harsh reality: Americans were the victims of disastrous government policies that cost trillions of dollars in wasted resources, created mass unemployment, and kept millions of people in poverty who otherwise would have participated in the nation's growing prosperity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA complete dissection of the 10 most egregious economic blunders of the past century, this work provides the key lessons to help in avoiding such policy mistakes in the future. \u003ci\u003eThe Terrible 10\u003c\/i\u003e notes that, unlike the private sector, when the governance of the federal government fails, the role and scope of government is usually increased and that politicians from both parties tend to favor short-run benefits for friends while imposing costs on current and later generations. With issues and blame divided equally among Democrats and Republicans, this work stands as a highly readable history of how government economic blunders affect everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598131413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner","brand":"Burton A. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52571167228085,"sku":"9781598131413","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_59e95dea-9685-4b00-80ee-912feb5bf954.jpg?v=1779860213","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-terrible-10-a-century-of-economic-folly-9781598131413","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}