Roger Lowenstein’s new book, Ways and Means, provides one answer.Offering a highly readable account of how Abraham Lincoln’s government financed the Union’s efforts during the Civil War, it ...

The Freedman’s Bank aimed to give those emancipated from slavery a place in the post-Civil War economy. It was badly mismanaged and eventually failed. Skip to Main Content.

Syria will need "substantial international" support for its efforts to rehabilitate the economy, meet urgent humanitarian needs and rebuild essential institutions and infrastructure, the ...

Tariffs have a long and storied history in the U.S. Tariff proponents today are correct to point out that they were the primary source of revenue for the federal government in the pre-income-tax era.

Syria's post-war economy will require ... Around 6 million people are estimated to have fled Syria during more than a decade of civil war and the United Nations estimates that 90% of ...