Tackling Unemployment: The Legislative Dynamics Of The Unemployment Act Of 1946

1. The Employment Act In Historical Perspective : Usage Of Unemployment And Full Employment ; Historiography Of The Employment Act Of 1946 ; Vantage Point Of History -- 2. Federal Role In Employment Stimulation : Socioeconomic Transformation ; Experiences Of The Great Depression ; Legacy Of The New Deal ; Accomplishments Of The War Years ; Congress Looks For Alternatives ; An American White Paper ; Ascendancy Of Full Employment -- 3. Press And Public Opinion Diverge : Postwar Employment Worries ; Media Treatment Of The Postwar Economy ; Fortune Magazine's Executive Forecast ; Full Employment Enters The Public Discourse ; Mass Marketing Of Hayek's Road To Serfdom ; Reaction To The Full Employment Legislation ; Relevance Of Radio News ; Closing Comments -- 4. Senate Passes Full Employment : The Emergence Of A Full Employment Bill ; Debate Within The Executive Branch ; Liberal Groups Mobilize For Full Employment ; The Senate Committee On Banking And Currency Moves On S. 380 ; Debate On The Senate Floor -- 5. Opponents Take Aim In The House : Committee Assignment Alters The Bill's Course ; Truman Presses For Action ; House Members Negotiate A Compromise ; The House Moves On The Legislation ; S. 380 Comes To The House Floor -- 6. Socioeconomic And Political Forces : Measuring Support For Full Employment ; Correlates Of Support For The Full Employment Bill -- 7. The Employment Act Of 1946 : Final Push For Full Employment ; Implementing The Employment Act ; Early Years Of The Employment Act ; Vantage Point Of The Twenty-first Century -- Appendixes : A. Variables And Their Sources : Units Of Analysis ; Timeliness Of Data -- B. Scores And Indices : Full Employment Score ; Partisanship Score ; Ideology Scale ; Adjusting Living Level ; Indices -- C. Profiling Support For S. 380 -- D. Profiling Support For H.r. 2202 : The Final Vote ; Closing Observations -- E. A Structural Model Approach : Comparing The Models Of Full Employment With Ideology -- F. Methodology And Research Design : Overview Of Statistics Employed ; Discussion Of Procedures. Ruth Ellen Wasem. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 209-219) And Index. Examines the impacts and implications of the Employment Act of 1946 and discusses how provisions of the Act might be useful for today's policymakers. Show more Show less