FDR's Long New Deal

A Public Choice Perspective
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-74140-1
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 339 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 578 g

During his presidency, FDR led the American public to believe that the US government could set policy that would transform the economy. This book argues that this assumption, which ultimately became embedded into the general American psyche, has impacted our economy today in more ways than one.

Robert E. Wright breaks down the negative societal impact of the New Deal throughout this book. The chapters highlight the lasting influence of these policies, providing new perspectives and never-before-seen archival research related to FDR's policies. The book provides insight into how assumptions of governmental intervention in the economy have shifted the direction of the economy over time. It also dives into socioeconomic topics related to social justice, critiquing the New Deal in its original and historical contexts.

Wright brings a long-term public-choice perspective to the New Deal, providing interdisciplinary insights into socioeconomic topics such as gender, race, and climate. The resulting book is ideal for those interested in economics, American history, law, and policy. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wright, Robert E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 The Great Depression, New Deal, and War.- 2 Economic Progressivism Rises.- 3 The Great Crisis.- 4 A Hundred Days Later.- 5 The Big Four Bailout Regulators.- 6 Raw Alphabet Soup Deal.- 7 Crushing Dissent.- 8 Emasculating SCOTUS.- 9 In Bed with the Fed and the Red.- 10 Wartime Blues.- 11 Structural Discrimination and the New Deal.- 12 The Miseries Continue.

Über Autor(innen)

Robert E. Wright is a lecturer in the economics department at Central Michigan University. He has written, cowritten, edited, and coedited several books on US economic policy and its history. He has taught courses in economics, policy, and business at the University of Virginia, New York University, Augustana University, and Georgia State College and University. He was a member of the senior research faculty for the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) and a policy analyst at The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC). His most recent work includes (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022) and (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022).