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The Great Depression and New Deal: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions, Band 166)
The Great Depression and New Deal: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions, Band 166)
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Rauchway first describes how the roots of the Great Depression lay in America's post-war economic policies--described as "laissez-faire with a vengeance"--which in effect isolated our nation from the world economy just when the world needed the United States most. He shows how the magnitude of the resulting economic upheaval, and the ineffectiveness of the old ways of dealing with financial hardships, set the stage for Roosevelt's vigorous (and sometimes unconstitutional) Depression-fighting policies. Indeed, Rauchway stresses that the New Deal only makes sense as a response to this global economic disaster.
The book examines a key sampling of New Deal programs, ranging from the National Recovery Agency and the Securities and Exchange Commission, to the Public Works Administration and Social Security, revealing why some worked and others did not.
In the end, Rauchway concludes, it was the coming of World War II that finally generated the political will to spend the massive amounts of public money needed to put Americans back to work. And only the Cold War saw the full implementation of New Deal policies abroad--including the United Nations, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.
Today we can look back at the New Deal and, for the first time, see its full complexity. Rauchway captures this whole in a remarkably short space, making this book an ideal introduction to one of the great policy revolutions in history.
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Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
2008-03-10
Publication Date:
2008-03-10
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Published:
English,
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0195326342
ISBN13:
9780195326345
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
1050 g
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
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