From New Era to New Deal: Herbert Hoover, the Economists, and American Economic Policy, 1921-1933

by William J. Barber and Barber, William J. Barber, William J.

Book Overview

In popular imagery, Herbert Hoover is often stereotyped as a 'do-nothing' president who offered only nineteenth-century slogans for the greatest economic catastrophe in twentieth-century American history. Nothing could be further from the truth. This study examines the properties of an innovative approach to economic growth and stability formulated by Hoover and his associates during his years as secretary of commerce (1921-9) and inspects his deployment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521367379
• ISBN13: 9780521367370
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"