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This book offers a new interpretation of the Employment Act of 1946. It argues that in addition to Keynesian economics, the idea of a living wage was also part of the background leading up to the Employment Act. The Act mandated that the president prepare an Economic Report on the state of the economy and how to improve it, and the idea of a living wage was an essential issue in those Economic Reports for over two decades. The author argues th...

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“Donald Stabile provides a fascinating history of the economic and political debates leading up to, and following, the Employment Act of 1946. Contrary to common understanding, Stabile argues that there were strong tensions between New Dealers and Keynesians, including around their vision of the purpose of minimum wages, and of unions and collective bargaining. This book is a must-read for economists,  as well as policy-makers and activists, l...

An examination of an early version of the debate over money, debt, and taxes sheds light on current debates regarding public finance, a balanced budget, and paying off the public debt. Stabile shows that while special interest lobbying during the constitutional convention produced tax loopholes as part of the Constitution, determined leaders were able to get a reluctant population used to paying taxes and were capable of putting together plans...

This volume presents a comprehensive history of the U.S. public debt from 1775 to the present. The authors document how the public debt has accumulated and review the methods the government has employed to manage and administer it.

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.