Inequality and the new deal

There is a large body of literature analyzing the onset of the Great Depression or the factors influencing economic recovery in the 1930s, especially the New Deal. The role of income inequality before and during the Great Depression, however, has almost never been discussed thoroughly. This paper attempts to answer two questions. Firstly, was inequality perceived as a problem by the Roosevelt administration? Secondly, did the New Deal incorporate these concerns such that economic policy design did take seriously the problem of inequality? CLICK HERE OR THE PICTURE ABOVE TO DOWNLOAD THE PAPER FOR FREE This message is sponsored by the Hans Böckler Stiftung

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