The New Deal and public policy
By: edited by Byron W. Daynes, William D. Pederson, Michael P. Riccards.
Contributors: Daynes, Byron W.; Pederson, William D., 1946-; Riccards, Michael P.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute series on diplomatic and economic history
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: New Deal, 1933-1939.; Natural resources -- United States -- Management.; United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945.
Description: These essays examine and evaluate New Deal domestic policy in six areas: agriculture, the environment, housing, welfare, the economy, and industry. The essays combine to reveal that in contrast to totalitarian governments, the New Deal demonstrated that the American experiment in government could successfully address a national emergency using democratic means.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-285) and index.