Designing US Economic Policy : An Analytical Biography of Leon H. Keyserling

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. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Biographical Background and Analytical Analysis....Pages 1-6 Influences of the Times: The 1930s....Pages 7-16 Leon H. Keyserling and the Council of Economic Advisers....Pages 17-63 Selected Testimonies: Hearings Before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress (HJEC)....Pages 64-81 Keyserling after the Council of Economic Advisers: “The Conference on Economic Progress”....Pages 82-132 Other Writings of Leon H. Keyserling: The Problems of Economic Balance and the End of Poverty — the Crucial Connection....Pages 133-140 The Theoretical Analysis of Leon H. Keyserling and Economic Policy....Pages 141-167 Back Matter....Pages 168-181