Southern Paternalism and the American Welfare State: Economics, Politics, and Institutions in the South, 1865–1965

ISBN-13: 9780521622103 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 184 str.

Urbana-Champaign) Lee J. Alston (University of Illinois; Illinois) Joseph P. Ferrie (Northwestern University

Opis

Combining insights from economics, political science, and history, Professors Alston and Ferrie show how the timing and extent of the growth of the American welfare state from the Civil War until the mid-1960s was influenced by the Southern agricultural elite. Before the mechanization of Southern agriculture, the rural landed interests had an economic incentive to keep labor cheap and dependent. They accomplished this through their disproportionate political power at the local, state, and national level, which enabled them to maintain a discriminatory legal environment and prevent federal interference in labor relations.

Recenzje

"This book represents an important contribution to the study of labor relations and economic change in the American South." Enterprise & Society

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction; 1. The economics of paternalism; 2. The politics of maintaining paternalism; 3. Southern opposition to the Social Security Act; 4. Southern opposition to the farm security administration; 5. The Bracero program and wartime farm labour legislation; 6. Mechanization and the disappearance of paternalism; Conclusion; References; Index.