The Political Economy of a Living Wage : Progressives, the New Deal, and Social Justice.

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Stabile, Donald [Author]

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9783319324739
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Subject: This book tells the story behind President Franklin D. Roosevelt use of the phrase "living wage" in a variety of speeches, letters, and statements, and examines the degree to which programs of the New Deal reflected the ideas of a living wage movement that existed in the US for almost three decades before Roosevelt was elected president. Far from being a side issue, the previously unexplored living wage debate sheds light on the New Deal philosophy of social justice by identifying the value judgments behind its policies. Moving chronologically through history, this book's highlights include the revelation of a living wage agenda under the War Industry Board (WIB)'s National War Labor Board (NWLB) during World War I, the unearthing of long-forgotten literature from the 1920s and 30s that formed the foundation of Roosevelt's statements on a living wage, and the examination of contemporary studies that used a simple living wage formula combining collective bargaining, social insurance, and minimum wage as a standard for social justice used to measure the impact of New Deal polices.

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Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1: The Political Economy of a Living Wage; A Living Wage and€the€Issues It Raises; A Living Wage in€the€History of€Political Economy; The Progressive Era: John A.€Ryan and€the€Right to€a€Living Wage; Ryan and€Social Justice; Ryan's New Deal Connections; The Roosevelt Program of€Economic Security; Roosevelt and€Social Justice; The Rest of€This Book; Notes; Chapter 2: A Living Wage from World War I Through the Onset of the Great Depression; Ryan Revises His Ideas; World War I, National Planning, and€a€Living€Wage; The Period of€Reconstruction.

Unions Favor the€Living Wage Policy of€the€NWLBThe Economy of€the€1920s; Herbert Hoover and€the€New Economy; Economic Analysis of€a€Living Wage; John Maurice Clark, Overhead Costs, and€a€Living€Wage; Two Business Leaders on€a€Living Wage; Stuart Chase Finds Waste in€the€Economy; Foster and€Catchings Worry About Consumption; Paul H.€Douglas and€the€Family Wage; Jett Lauck Supports a€Living Wage as€a€New Industrial Revolution; Hoover and€the€Great Depression; Foster and€Catchings and€the€Need for€Consumption; Unions Continue to€Favor a€Living Wage; Economists Discuss the€Depression.

The Swope Plan and€a€Living WageBarbara Nachtrieb Armstrong and€a€Living Wage Policy; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3: Planning a Living Wage: The National Industrial Recovery Act; The National Industrial Recovery Act; Roosevelt, the€NIRA, and€a€Living Wage; The NRA and€a€Living Wage; Roosevelt and€a€Living Wage; Clark, Planning, and€the€NIRA; Unions Favor the€NIRA; Father Charles Coughlin and€Social Justice; Douglas, the€NIRA, and€Minimum Wages; Rexford Tugwell Downplays a€Living Wage; Ryan Speaks Up€for€the€NRA; A Brookings Study Criticizes a€Living Wage; Mordecai Ezekiel Promises 2500 a€Year.

Charles Roos Looks at Wages under the€NRAConclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: A Useful and Remunerative Job: The National Labor Relations Act; The AFL Favors the€NLRA; Robert Wagner Explains the€NLRA; Congress, the€NLRA, and€a€Living Wage; Emil Rieve and€Labor's Demands from€Government; The Details of€the€NLRA; Frances Perkins and€a€National Labor Policy; William Green and€Organized Labor's Goals; Paul Douglas and€Unions; Collective Bargaining and€a€Living Wage; Business Criticizes the€NLRA; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 5: Social Security: Protection from€Poverty in€Old Age and€Unemployment.

Armstrong, Social Insurance, and€a€Living WageThe Townsend Plan; The Nation's Business Examines Unemployment Insurance; Roosevelt Promises Social Security; The AFL and€the€SSA; Lewisohn Analyzes Unemployment Insurance; Wagner Proposes Social Security; Congress, Social Security, and€a€Living Wage; The Details of€the€SSA; Perkins on€the€Benefits of€Security; Douglas Explains Social Security; A Business Perspective on€Social Security; The Committee on€Economic Security; Edwin Witte Defends Social Security; Criticisms of€Social Security; The Nation Examines Social Security.

The New Republic on€Social Security.

Includes bibliographies and index.

This book tells the story behind President Franklin D. Roosevelt use of the phrase "living wage" in a variety of speeches, letters, and statements, and examines the degree to which programs of the New Deal reflected the ideas of a living wage movement that existed in the US for almost three decades before Roosevelt was elected president. Far from being a side issue, the previously unexplored living wage debate sheds light on the New Deal philosophy of social justice by identifying the value judgments behind its policies. Moving chronologically through history, this book's highlights include the revelation of a living wage agenda under the War Industry Board (WIB)'s National War Labor Board (NWLB) during World War I, the unearthing of long-forgotten literature from the 1920s and 30s that formed the foundation of Roosevelt's statements on a living wage, and the examination of contemporary studies that used a simple living wage formula combining collective bargaining, social insurance, and minimum wage as a standard for social justice used to measure the impact of New Deal polices.

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