Markets, planning and the moral economy: business cycles in the Progressive Era and New Deal

Abstract

Contents: 1. Introduction: The Moral Economy versus the Market Economy 2. The Moral Economy in the Nineteenth Century: Bellamy versus Sumner 3. The Business Cycle: Moral Economy Perspectives 4. The Business Cycle: Market Economy Perspectives 5. The Progressive Push for Planning: 1900 to 1920 6. The Progressive Push for Planning: 1920 to 1930 7. The Great Depression 8. Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Moral Economy 9. The National Industrial Recovery Act: Moral Economy Perspectives 10. The National Industrial Recovery Act: Market Economy Perspectives 11. The Aftermath of the National Industrial Recovery Act 12. Keynes, Fiscal Policy and Planning 13. The New Deal and Planning 14. Epilogue: The Moral Economy in the Twenty-first Century Bibliography Index