Why the New Deal Matters
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- Author：Eric Rauchway
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Summary
A look at how the New Deal fundamentally changed American life， and why it remains relevant today
"The New Deal was America's response to the gravest economic and social crisis of the twentieth century。 It now serves as a source of inspiration for how we should respond to the gravest crisis of the twenty-first。 There's no more fluent and informative a guide to that history than Eric Rauchway， and no one better to describe the capacity of government to transform America for the better。"—Barry Eichengreen， University of California， Berkeley
The greatest peaceable expression of common purpose in U。S。 history， the New Deal altered Americans' relationship with politics， economics， and one another in ways that continue to resonate today。 No matter where you look in America， there is likely a building or bridge built through New Deal initiatives。 If you have taken out a small business loan backed by the federal government or drawn unemployment insurance， you can thank the New Deal。 While certainly flawed in many aspects—the New Deal was implemented by a Democratic Party still beholden to the segregationist South for its majorities in Congress and the Electoral College—the New Deal functioned as a bulwark of American democracy in hard times。 This book looks at how this legacy， both for good and ill， informs the current debates around governmental responses to crises。
"The New Deal was America's response to the gravest economic and social crisis of the twentieth century。 It now serves as a source of inspiration for how we should respond to the gravest crisis of the twenty-first。 There's no more fluent and informative a guide to that history than Eric Rauchway， and no one better to describe the capacity of government to transform America for the better。"—Barry Eichengreen， University of California， Berkeley
The greatest peaceable expression of common purpose in U。S。 history， the New Deal altered Americans' relationship with politics， economics， and one another in ways that continue to resonate today。 No matter where you look in America， there is likely a building or bridge built through New Deal initiatives。 If you have taken out a small business loan backed by the federal government or drawn unemployment insurance， you can thank the New Deal。 While certainly flawed in many aspects—the New Deal was implemented by a Democratic Party still beholden to the segregationist South for its majorities in Congress and the Electoral College—the New Deal functioned as a bulwark of American democracy in hard times。 This book looks at how this legacy， both for good and ill， informs the current debates around governmental responses to crises。
Reviews
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3。5 starsAn engaging， well researched read that discusses the origins， successes， & failures of the New Deal。 It also applies how the policies & long term effects have shaped the current fabric of US society， & what lessons we might take from it to make progress addressing current issues such as climate change， the pandemic， & economic weaknesses。[What I liked:]•I appreciate that this book doesn’t just document past history， but also shows how the New Deal shapes our daily life in the US （infras 3。5 starsAn engaging， well researched read that discusses the origins， successes， & failures of the New Deal。 It also applies how the policies & long term effects have shaped the current fabric of US society， & what lessons we might take from it to make progress addressing current issues such as climate change， the pandemic， & economic weaknesses。[What I liked:]•I appreciate that this book doesn’t just document past history， but also shows how the New Deal shapes our daily life in the US （infrastructure， public services， labor laws， economic safe guards， & resource development）， & the dangers presented by its gradual erosion that has taken place since the 1930’s。 It made the text interesting from a historical reference， but also very relevant to today。•The book points out the many positives brought by New Deal policies， but does not neglect to address the failures: the racism， sexism， & other injustices it was unable to adequately address or even reinforced。 This gives some reference point for how policies can be improved。•The writing style is easy to digest， weaving together narrative & real life characters with more statistical information。 It does not attempt to be an exhaustive exploration of the topic， but to provide a few concrete examples。 It’s a nice length for a more casual reader of history。•There are extensive footnotes & resources in the appendix。 I appreciate the work & care that went into the research， as well as the ability to synthesize the wealth of information into a focused， approachable text。[What I didn’t like as much:]•I know it’s not the main focus of the text， & it was addressed in some depth in the intro & conclusion， but I’m interested to read more of the writer’s thoughts on updating， reinstating， reinventing， & strengthening the New Deal policies to address current social， economic， & development issues。 There’s a lot more there to explore & expound on， perhaps in a future book。[I received an ARC ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 Thank you for the book！] 。。。more
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