Unwarranted intrusions : the case against government intervention in the marketplace - Fridson, Martin S. (Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, 2006)
The politics of market intervention -- Here they come to save the day! -- Be it ever so deductible -- Protection racket -- How are you going to keep them down on the farm? -- Location and misallocation -- Getting the city to play ball -- Art of the state -- Stock arguments -- What is wrong with payola? -- What is big brother watching? -- Getting cash and making the rent -- Honesty is the worst policy -- Campaign finance reform : the permanent campaign -- Here's that rainy day -- The case of insurance fraud.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-294) and index.
Keywords: Industrial policy -- United States; Trade regulation -- United States; Restraint of trade -- United States; Intervention (Federal government) -- United States; Economics -- Political aspects -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.