Designs Within Disorder Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Economists and the Shaping of American Economic Policy, 1933-1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt drew heavily on the thinking of economists as he sought to combat the Great Depression, to mobilise the American economy for war, and to chart a new order for the post-war world. This book explains how divergent analytic perspectives competed for official favour and the manner in which Roosevelt opted to pick and choose among them when formulating economic policies.Barber, William J. is the author of 'Designs Within Disorder Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Economists and the Shaping of American Economic Policy, 1933-1945', published 2006 under ISBN 9780521034319 and ISBN 0521034310.