Leon H. Keyserling

Leon H. Keyserling

Author: Donald K. Pickens

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2009-09-03

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 073914085X

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Leon H. Keyserling: A Progressive Economist is the insightful biography of the life and thought of the influential liberal reformer Leon H. Keyserling. By examining Keyserling's life in the context of integrative liberalism, the biography aims to explore the origins of the concept of integrative liberalism and Keyserling's profound and provocative contribution to it. The book follows the political reformer's life from the beginning of his career as a member of Democratic Senator Robert Wagner's staff, at the same time showing how the Progressive Movement, before World War I, was the ideological and institutional origin for integrative liberalism. The Great Depression and subsequent New Deal, to which Keyserling was a significant contributor, allowed integrative liberalism to develop until the movement started losing vitality in the 1960's and came to an end during the Reagan Presidency. In the meantime, the book presents Keyserling as a major sculptor of Truman's economic policies, after which he left the government and began effectively debating public policy on his own. Tracing Keyserling's interactions with each presidency, the biography shows that Keyserling's policies and politics were expressive of integrated liberalism, an often-overlooked philosophy of reform in the second half of the twentieth century. The ideological cornerstone of integrative liberalism was a full employment public policy, expressed as economic growth and developed directly from United States history. The fear driving the policy was that there would be wide swings in the business cycle, resulting in underemployment and economic stagnation. This sentiment and fear has an impact even now in the twenty-first century, making Leon H. Keyserling a timely and profitable study for graduate and undergraduate students of history, economics, political science, and public administration.


Designing US Economic Policy

Designing US Economic Policy

Author: W. Brazelton

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2001-02-13

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0230508510

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In Designing US Economic Policy , W. Robert Brazelton analyzes the development of US economic policy in the aftermath of the Second World War. As the world struggled to recover from the massive wartime expenditure, it was essential that economic policy not repeat the mistakes of the prewar era which sparked the 1930s Depression. These policies included Truman's New Deal, which helped shape both the economic and social climate of the USA today.


Hearings

Hearings

Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee ...

Publisher:

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 2102

ISBN-13:

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The President And The Council Of Economic Advisors

The President And The Council Of Economic Advisors

Author: Erwin C Hargrove

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 1000304965

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Interviews with ten former chairmen of the Council of Economic Advisers--from the Truman to the Carter administrations--are gathered in this book to examine the relationship between economic advisers and the president and the institutional relationships among the CEA, executive departments, and federal financial agencies. The interviews also reconstruct major presidential decisions since the establishment of the CEA, such as the 1964 tax cut, the 1971 wage and price freeze, and presidential strategies for managing inflation and recession. In a preface to each interview, the editors analyze the conditions for CEA effectiveness, look at how well the advice of the Council has conformed to the presidential world view, and pinpoint the distribution of responsibility for policy analysis and advice within successive administrations.


Keynes for the Twenty-First Century

Keynes for the Twenty-First Century

Author: M. Forstater

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-03-31

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 0230611133

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This book provides an assessment of the impact that Keynesian economics has had over the past 70 years, with contributions by many of Keynes s leading proponents.