Volume 20

Number 4

Spring

2016

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Articles

The “Lodger Evil” and the Transformation of Progressive Housing Reform, 1890–1930

David T. Beito, Linda Royster Beito

Dynamics of Intervention in the War on Drugs

Audrey Redford, Benjamin Powell

Understanding a Cuban Transition

Roy C. Smith, Ingo Walter

Regime Uncertainty and the Great Recession

Wolf von Laer, Adam G. Martin

Cryptocurrency and the Problem of Intermediation

Cameron Harwick

Reflections

Stagnation by Regulation in America’s Kudzu Economy

Bruce Yandle

Book Reviews

The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America

By Arthur Brooks
Reviewed by
Robert M. Whaples

How Would You Like to Pay?: How Technology is Changing the Future of Money

By Bill Maurer
Reviewed by
Scott A. Burns

Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup

By Andrew Zimbalist
Reviewed by
Brad R. Humphreys

The Illusion of Well-Being: Economic Policymaking Based on Respect and Responsiveness

By Mark D. White
Reviewed by
Daniel D. Moseley

Advanced Introduction to the Austrian School of Economics

By Randall G. Holcombe
Reviewed by
Vlad Tarko

The Philanthropic Revolution: An Alternative History of American Charity

By Jeremy Beer
Reviewed by
Robert M. Whaples

The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself

By James Grant
Reviewed by
Joseph T. Salerno

Stages of Occupational Regulation: Analysis of Case Studies

By Morris M. Kleiner
Reviewed by
Edward Timmons

Perilous Partners: The Benefits and Pitfalls of America's Alliances with Authoritarian Regimes

By Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent
Reviewed by
Christopher J. Coyne

Going for Broke: Deficits, Debt, and the Entitlement Crisis

By Michael Tanner
Reviewed by
Antony Davies

Etceteras

Economic Modeling: Why the Standard Model Survives Bad Performance

Vernon L. Smith, Steven D. Gjerstad

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