Back to the Land

Arthurdale, FDR's New Deal, and the Costs of Economic Planning

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Autor(en)	C. J. Maloney	Verlag	John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Sachgebiet(e)	English Books, Geschichte	ISBN	978-0-470-61063-3
2011, 292 Seiten, Festeinband/Hardcover

How New Deal economic policies played out in the small town of Arthurdale, West Virginia

Today, the U.S. government is again moving to embrace New Deal-like economic policies. While much has been written about the New Deal from a macro perspective, little has been written about how New Deal programs played out on the ground.

In Back to the Land, author CJ Maloney tells the true story of Arthurdale, West Virginia, a town created as a "pet project" of the Roosevelts. Designed to be (in the words of Eleanor Roosevelt) "a human experiment station", she was to create a "New American" citizen who would embrace a collectivist form of life. This book tells the story of what happened to the people resettled in Arthurdale and how the policies implemented there shaped America as we know it. Arthurdale was the foundation upon which modern America was built.
* Details economic history at the micro level, revealing the true effects of New Deal economic policies on everyday life
* Addresses the pros and cons of federal government economic policies
* Describes how good intentions and grand ideas can result in disastrous consequences, not only in purely materialistic terms but, most important, in respect for the rule of law

Back to the Land is a valuable addition to economic and historical literature.

Aus dem Inhalt
Arthurdale from 1933-1947.
Acronyms Used In the Book.
Introduction.
Chapter 1 The Damnedest Cesspool of Human Misery.
Chapter 2 The Angel of Arthurdale Arrives.
Chapter 3 The Definition of Insanity.
Chapter 4 We Lucky Few.
Chapter 5 "Spending Money... Like Drunken Sailors".
Chapter 6 The Darkening of the Light.
Chapter 7 "A Human Experiment Station".
Chapter 8 At Long Last, Arcadia.
Epilogue To the Victor, The Spoils.
Acknowledgments.
Notes.
Bibliography.
About the Author.
Index.

Source: Wiley VCH