{"product_id":"back-to-the-land-arthurdale-fdrs-new-deal-and-the-costs-of-economic-planning-paperback-softback-9781118886922","title":"Back to the Land; Arthurdale, FDR's New Deal, and the Costs of Economic Planning (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118886922","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBack to the Land\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eArthurdale, FDR's New Deal, and the Costs of Economic Planning\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eC. J Maloney (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118886922, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.423 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow New Deal economic policies played out in the small town of Arthurdale, West Virginia\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday, the U.S. government is again moving to embrace New Deal-like economic policies. While much has been written about the New Deal from a macro perspective, little has been written about how New Deal programs played out on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBack to the Land\u003c\/i\u003e, author CJ Maloney tells the true story of Arthurdale, West Virginia, a town created as a \"pet project\" of the Roosevelts. Designed to be (in the words of Eleanor Roosevelt) \"a human experiment station\", she was to create a \"New American\" citizen who would embrace a collectivist form of life. This book tells the story of what happened to the people resettled in Arthurdale and how the policies implemented there shaped America as we know it. Arthurdale was the foundation upon which modern America was built.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails economic history at the micro level, revealing the true effects of New Deal economic policies on everyday life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the pros and cons of federal government economic policies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes how good intentions and grand ideas can result in disastrous consequences, not only in purely materialistic terms but, most important, in respect for the rule of law\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBack to the Land\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable addition to economic and historical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthurdale from 1933 to 1947 vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronyms Used in the Book ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Damnedest Cesspool of Human Misery 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Angel of Arthurdale Arrives 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Defi nition of Insanity 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 We Lucky Few 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 \"Spending Money . . . Like Drunken Sailors\" 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Darkening of the Light 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 \"A Human Experiment Station\" 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 At Long Last, Arcadia 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: To the Victor, the Spoils 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 287\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52421378441496,"sku":"9781118886922","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118886922.jpg?v=1784593494","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/back-to-the-land-arthurdale-fdrs-new-deal-and-the-costs-of-economic-planning-paperback-softback-9781118886922","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}