Congress Makes a Law : The Story Behind the Employment Act of 1946 /
Bailey, Stephen Kemp
Congress Makes a Law : The Story Behind the Employment Act of 1946 / Stephen Kemp Bailey. - 1 online resource (282 p.)
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Political and Economic Background -- II. Economic Ideas and Political Brokers -- III. A Bill Is Born -- IV. The Staff in Room 15A -- V. The Lib-Lab Lobby -- VI. The Senate Approves -- VII. Conservative Pressures -- VIII. The House Disapproves -- IX. Public Opinion -- X. Personalities: Interpretations and Inferences -- XI. Conference and Compromise -- XII. Conclusion and Hypotheses -- Appendix A: The Full Employment Bill as Originally Introduced -- Appendix B: The 116 Co-Sponsors of H.R. 2202 in the House of Representatives -- Appendix C: The 84 Nay Votes Cast against the Conference Bill (S.380) in the House of Representatives -- Appendix D: Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index
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Describes the narrative "Full Employment Bill" from its birth in January 1945 to President Truman's signing in February 1946 to illustrate the formulation of public policy in the legislature.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231907248 9780231880176
10.7312/bail90724 doi
LAW / Labor & Employment.
KF6055.A313 / A163
328.7307
Congress Makes a Law : The Story Behind the Employment Act of 1946 / Stephen Kemp Bailey. - 1 online resource (282 p.)
Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Political and Economic Background -- II. Economic Ideas and Political Brokers -- III. A Bill Is Born -- IV. The Staff in Room 15A -- V. The Lib-Lab Lobby -- VI. The Senate Approves -- VII. Conservative Pressures -- VIII. The House Disapproves -- IX. Public Opinion -- X. Personalities: Interpretations and Inferences -- XI. Conference and Compromise -- XII. Conclusion and Hypotheses -- Appendix A: The Full Employment Bill as Originally Introduced -- Appendix B: The 116 Co-Sponsors of H.R. 2202 in the House of Representatives -- Appendix C: The 84 Nay Votes Cast against the Conference Bill (S.380) in the House of Representatives -- Appendix D: Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Describes the narrative "Full Employment Bill" from its birth in January 1945 to President Truman's signing in February 1946 to illustrate the formulation of public policy in the legislature.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780231907248 9780231880176
10.7312/bail90724 doi
LAW / Labor & Employment.
KF6055.A313 / A163
328.7307