This forcefully argued book offers a provocative picture of the political, intellectual, and economic forces that have shaped the history of the United States, offering an extensive and in-depth critique of laissez-faire doctrine and a novel reformulation of the work of American System writers, Gibson traces America's rise to global supremacy.

DONALD GIBSONis Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, USA. 

Serving Property or Promoting the General Welfare American System vs. Smith Emerging Oligarchy: Absentee Owners Take Control Imperialism and the Rise of an American Oligarchy FDR and JFK Revive the American System Oligarchs Take Over Foreign Policy Oil, the IMF, and the Free Trade Imperialism Offensive Bush, Laissez Faire, and Free Trade Imperialism Laissez Faire at Home An Oligarchy That Must Change and Can't Change