The life and political economy of Lauchlin Currie : New Dealer, presidential adviser, and development economist / Roger J. Sandilands.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandilands, Roger J. (Roger James), 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Currie, Lauchlin Bernard.

Economists--United States--Biography.

Economists.

Economic development.

United States--Economic policy--1933-1945.

United States.

Colombia--Economic policy.

Colombia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lauchlin Currie’s contribution to monetary theory and policies during the New Deal and in the postwar period when he became one of the most important economic advisors to several presidents of Colombia is the subject of this biography. Currie was a major economic advisor to president Franklin D. Roosevelt, and as his administrative assistant from 1939 until the president’s death in 1945 helped shape Roosevelt’s thinking on economic issues.His involvement in U.S. policymaking in China, where he directed Lend-Lease operations from 1941-1943, was one of the factors leading to his confrontation with Senator Joseph McCarthy. In 1949 he directed the first World Bank mission to Colombia.Roger Sandilands had access to Currie’s own papers and to previously unpublished material. In this biography he provides the reader with a critical evaluation of Currie’s contribution to the literature on the theory and practice of economic development in general, together with an analysis of how his concepts were shaped during the New Deal and in post-World War II Colombia.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1 The Early Years, 1902-25

2 "Enter Here and Grow in Wisdom": The Harvard Years, 1925-34

3 The Treasury and Federal Reserve Board, 1934-39

4. In the White House: Peace and War, 1939-45

5. Postwar America and the McCarthy Period, 1945-54

6. The World Bank Mission to Colombia and Its Follow-Up, 1949-53

7. A Farming Interlude, the Return to Economic Advising, and the Magdalena Valley Mission, 1954-60

8. The Origins and Development of Operation Colombia, 1960-67

9. An Academic Interlude in Canada and Britain, 1967-71

10. The Plan of the Four Strategies, 1971-74

11. The "Cities-within-Cities" Design for Urban Growth

12. Perspectives on the Future and the Past in the Light of Allyn Young, 1975-82

13. Toward a General Theory of Reactivation and Growth, 1978-89

14. Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography of Currie's Writings

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Bibliography of Currie's writings": pages 417-430.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822379751

0822379759

OCLC:

889886583