Peddling Panaceas: Popular Economists in the New Deal Era
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Peddling Panaceas: Popular Economists in the New Deal Era is a historical study by Gary Best that examines the influence and ideas of widely read economists during the United States’ New Deal period.
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Target entity: Peddling Panaceas: Popular Economists in the New Deal Era Context triple: [Gary Best (historian), notableWork, Peddling Panaceas: Popular Economists in the New Deal Era]
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The Coming of the New Deal
The Coming of the New Deal is the second volume of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.’s influential historical trilogy on Franklin D. Roosevelt, chronicling the implementation and impact of New Deal reforms during the 1930s.
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The New Deal: The Progressive Achievement
"The New Deal: The Progressive Achievement" is a historical and analytical work by economist and New Deal planner Rexford G. Tugwell that defends and interprets Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal reforms as a major step in progressive governance.
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C.
"Essays on the Great Depression"
"Essays on the Great Depression" is an influential collection of economic analyses by Gregory Mankiw examining the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929
The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929 is an influential economic study by Wassily Leontief that pioneered input–output analysis to map the interdependencies among U.S. industries in the interwar period.
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E.
The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression
The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression is an academic work that analyzes the causes, dynamics, and policy responses of the Great Depression using modern macroeconomic theory and empirical methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Peddling Panaceas: Popular Economists in the New Deal Era Target entity description: Peddling Panaceas: Popular Economists in the New Deal Era is a historical study by Gary Best that examines the influence and ideas of widely read economists during the United States’ New Deal period.
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A.
The Coming of the New Deal
The Coming of the New Deal is the second volume of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.’s influential historical trilogy on Franklin D. Roosevelt, chronicling the implementation and impact of New Deal reforms during the 1930s.
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B.
The New Deal: The Progressive Achievement
"The New Deal: The Progressive Achievement" is a historical and analytical work by economist and New Deal planner Rexford G. Tugwell that defends and interprets Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal reforms as a major step in progressive governance.
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C.
"Essays on the Great Depression"
"Essays on the Great Depression" is an influential collection of economic analyses by Gregory Mankiw examining the causes, dynamics, and policy lessons of the Great Depression.
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D.
The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929
The Structure of American Economy, 1919–1929 is an influential economic study by Wassily Leontief that pioneered input–output analysis to map the interdependencies among U.S. industries in the interwar period.
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E.
The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression
The Macroeconomics of the Great Depression is an academic work that analyzes the causes, dynamics, and policy responses of the Great Depression using modern macroeconomic theory and empirical methods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| author |
Gary D. Best
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Gary Dean Best ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| examines |
popularization of economic ideas
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public reception of economic theories ⓘ relationship between economists and mass media ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ideas of widely read economists
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influence of economists on New Deal policy debates ⓘ influence of economists on public opinion ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history
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history ⓘ |
| hasAuthorProfession |
New Deal scholar
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historian ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
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linked to:
Roosevelt administration
Great Depression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
New Deal
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United States economic policy ⓘ popular economists ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| subjectArea |
economics
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intellectual history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1930s
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New Deal era ⓘ |
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Gary Best