The defining moment
Subtitle: the Great Depression and the American economy in the twentieth century
By: edited by Michael D. Bordo, Claudia Goldin, and Eugene N. White.
Contributors: Bordo, Michael D.; Goldin, Claudia Dale.; White, Eugene Nelson, 1952-
Series: A National Bureau of Economic Research project report
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 474
Subjects: Depressions -- 1929 -- United States; United States -- Economic conditions; United States -- Economic policy
Description: The Defining Moment poses the question directly: to what extent, if any, was the Depression a watershed period in the history of the American economy? This volume organizes twelve scholars' responses into four categories: fiscal and monetary policies, the economic expansion of government, the innovation and extension of social programs, and the changing international economy. The central focus across the chapters is the well-known alterations to national government during the 1930s.

The Defining Moment attempts to evaluate the significance of the past half-century to the American economy, while not omitting reference to the 1930s.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.