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.
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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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