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Eisenhower and Agricultural Reform:
Author(s) -
Schapsmeier Edward L,
Schapsmeier Frederick H
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1536-7150
pISSN - 0002-9246
DOI - 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1992.tb03344.x
Subject(s) - subsidy , agriculture , administration (probate law) , economic policy , great depression , government (linguistics) , new deal , agricultural economics , agricultural policy , scale (ratio) , business , world war ii , economics , political science , public administration , market economy , law , geography , politics , linguistics , philosophy , cartography , archaeology
A bstract The federal government began to manage American agriculture in the 1930s as a way of alleviating the economic plight of farmers during the Great Depression The various programs of the New Deal set up the mechanism for both curtailing production and storing agricultural surpluses During World War II, these same mechanisms were used to increase the supply of food and fiber Before 1948, the Truman administration sought to cut back federal subsidies , but reversed this policy due to campaign promises The Eisenhower administration initiated a change m farm policy aimed at promoting a free market orientation Subsequent Republican presidents have built upon this by seeking the free trade of agricultural commodities on a world scale