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ERIC Number: EJ534972
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Public Works: The Legacy of New Deal.
Rosen, Howard
Social Education, v60 n5 p277-79 Sep 1996
Characterizes the New Deal public works program as combining the short-term goal of unemployment relief with the long-term goal of regional economic development. Discusses the planning, implementation, and political opposition of the New Deal's many public works programs including the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Works Progress Administration. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Capitalism, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Economic Impact, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Modern History, National Programs, Presidents of the United States, Public Policy, Public Sector, Secondary Education, Social Action, Social Problems, Social Studies, Unemployment, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New Deal; Roosevelt (Franklin D)