The Roots of American Exceptionalism Institutions, Culture, and Poli
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The Roots of American Exceptionalism
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10.1057/9781137016409 - The Roots of American Exceptionalism, Charles Lockhart
The Roots of American Exceptionalism INSTITUTIONS, CULTURE, AND POLICIES Second Edition
CHARLES LOCKHART
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THE ROOTS OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM
Copyright © Charles Lockhart, 2003, 2012. All rights reserved.
Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–0–230–11676–4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Letra Libre, Inc. and Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. Second edition: January 2012 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America.
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First published in 2003 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
To Jean, for all her guidance
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Contents
Preface
ix
1.
Introduction
2.
Tax Regimes in the United States and Sweden
27
3.
Financing Medical Care in the United States and Canada
55
4.
Abortion Policy in the United States and France
89
5.
Immigration and Citizenship in the United States and Japan
125
6.
Conclusions
159
7.
Updating from the Perspective of 2011
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