Roots of reform : farmers, workers, and the American state, 1877-1917
Offering a revision of the understanding of the rise of the American regulatory state in the late 19th century, this book argues that politically mobilised farmers were the driving force behind most of the legislation that increased national control
Print Book, English, 1999
University of Chicago Press : Wiley [distributor], Chicago, Ill., Chichester, 1999
History
Specialized.
528p. : maps ; 23 cm.
9780226734774, 9780226734767, 0226734773, 0226734765
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Contents 1. Introduction Part 1: The Political Economy 2. Core and Periphery in the American Economy 3. Labor Organizations and the State, 1873-1912 4. Farmers in Politics, 1872-1896 5. Agrarian Politics and Parties after 1896 Part 2: The Agrarian Statist Agenda 6. The Transportation System 7. Trade, Taxation, Banking, and Credit 8. Antitrust and the Structure of the Marketing Network 9. Federal Aid for Practical Education: Farmers First 10. The Labor Program of the Farmers' Party 11. Farmers, Workers, and the Administrative States 12. Conclusion Notes Index