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Why does government produce results opposite from those intended and what is the nature and extent of this problem? Why don't politicians and bureaucrats correct the negative unintended consequences, particularly when they harm the poor? What are we to make of poll results showing that 44 percent of Obama voters agreed with the Reagan assessment: "Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."? Why is the average economist, who tends to be a moderate Democrat, more pro-market than the average citizen, who tends to be a center-right conservative? Combining business, economics, history and politics, "Back from Serfdom" aims to empower citizens in their civic and political discourse by deepening their understanding of the country's most important public policy issues. A modern antithesis to "A New Deal," the popular 1932 polemic that inspired Franklin Roosevelt, this tract argues for market-based banking, health care, federal downsizing and tax reforms by appealing to classical liberal, egalitarian and pragmatic concerns. Editorial Review "If there is one book that can serve as a comprehensive citizen's guide to the most vital economic and political issues of our time, issues that should be at the center of the 2012 elections, this might be it." --Mark J. Perry, Professor of Economics,University of Michigan and Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute "Robert Dell's book clearly is reminiscent of Friedrich Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom." He offers a trenchant analysis of past economic mistakes and proposes a number of plausible, limited-government solutions to our current problems." --William J. Hausman, Chancellor Professorof Economics, College of William and Mary "This set of proposals would not only solve the current set of crises, but would place us in a better position for future prosperity and growth than we were before the Recession. This book is a worthy ad