In contemporary American political discourse, issues related to the scope, authority, and the cost of the federal government are perennially at the center of discussion. Any historical analysis of this topic points directly to the Great Depression, the "moment" to which most historians and...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Underpinnings, Precursors, and Development of the NIRA -- 3. The NIRA Code Negotiation Process -- 4. The President's Reemployment Agreement of August 1933 -- 5. Codes of Fair Competition: Industrial Planning and Collusion under the NIRA...

Introduction -- The underpinnings, precursors, and development of the NIRA -- The NIRA code negotiation process -- The president's reemployment agreement of August 1933 -- Codes of fair competition: industrial planning and collusion under the NIRA -- The NIRA compliance mechanism in theory and...