Why the New Deal Matters by Eric Rauchway

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/153943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Why the New Deal Matters Author: Eric Rauchway Narrator: Peter Lerman Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins Release date: 04-06-21 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 29 ratings Genres: Economic Policy Publisher's Summary: While certainly flawed in many aspects - the New Deal was implemented by a Democratic Party still beholden to the segregationist South for its majorities in Congress and the Electoral College - the New Deal was instated at a time of mass unemployment and the rise of fascistic government models and functioned as a bulwark of American democracy in hard times. This book looks at how this legacy, both for good and ill, informs the current debates around governmental responses to crises.