Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
infrastructure development
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
bureaucratic inefficiencies
temporary nature of jobs |
| gptkbp:duration |
temporary employment
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
Subsequent legislation |
| gptkbp:evaluates |
infrastructure improvement
mixed results economic impact job creation effectiveness |
| gptkbp:funding |
federal government
airports parks dams water systems sewers |
| gptkbp:goal |
economic recovery
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Great Depression
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first major federal employment program
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Public Works Employment Act
|
| gptkbp:impact |
increased_employment_during_the_Great_Depression
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
economic theories of the time
|
| gptkbp:issuedBy |
gptkb:Public_Works_Administration
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influence on future employment legislation
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
part of the New Deal legislation
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Civilian_Conservation_Corps
gptkb:National_Industrial_Recovery_Act Fair Labor Standards Act Social Security Act |
| gptkbp:operates |
gptkb:Public_Works_Administration
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
conservative politicians
fiscal_conservatives |
| gptkbp:outcome |
reduced unemployment rates
enhanced community services long-term economic benefits increased public works funding improved public infrastructure |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide jobs through public works projects
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
New Deal
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
construction of public buildings
construction of roads construction of bridges construction of schools |
| gptkbp:signature |
President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Wagner Act
|
| gptkbp:supports |
business community
labor unions |
| gptkbp:targets |
unemployed workers
|
| gptkbp:type |
economic stimulus legislation
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1933
|