University Press of America
Pages: 86
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Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-0-7618-5999-4 • Hardback • December 2012 • $73.00 • (£56.00)
978-0-7618-6509-4 • Paperback • February 2015 • $38.99 • (£30.00)
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James Rolph Edwards obtained his B.S. in political science from Brigham Young University in 1969. After a stint in the army, Edwards attended the University of Utah and earned his Ph.D. in economics in 1983. Since 1988, he has taught economics and political science at Montana State University Northern in Havre, Montana. Edwards has published four previous books on economic topics along with numerous journal articles.
Contents
Preface: The Nature of Freedom and a Free Society
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
About the Author
The 1970 accession of Salvador Allende to the presidency of Chile is a good test case of what happens when a country turns its economy over to the government. Painful Birth provides us with a thought-provoking account of this dramatic plunge into socialism, and also of the country’s subsequent escape from it. Dr. Edwards’ concise, readable study provides an excellent background for today’s debates about the desirable scope of government.
— James L. Payne, Professor of political science at Yale University