Throughout his two-term presidency, Dwight D. Eisenhower faced the challenge of managing a period of peacetime prosperity after more than two decades of depression, war, and postwar inflation. The essential issue he addressed was how the country would pay for the deepening Cold War and the extent to...

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1. Verfasser:	McClenahan, William M.
Weitere Verfasser:	Becker, William H.
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Schlagworte:	Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969. Eisenhower, Dwight D. > (Dwight David), > 1890-1969 1945-1989 National security > Economic aspects > United States. Cold War > Economic aspects > United States. Guerre froide > Aspect économique > États-Unis. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference. Economic policy Economics National security > Economic aspects Politics and government United States > Politics and government > 1953-1961. United States > Economic policy > 1945-1960. États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1953-1961. États-Unis > Politique économique > 1945-1960. United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Throughout his two-term presidency, Dwight D. Eisenhower faced the challenge of managing a period of peacetime prosperity after more than two decades of depression, war, and postwar inflation. The essential issue he addressed was how the country would pay for the deepening Cold War and the extent to which such unprecedented peacetime commitments would affect the United States economy and its institutions. William M. McClenahan, Jr., and William H. Becker explain how Eisenhower's beliefs and his experiences as a military bureaucrat and wartime and postwar commander shaped his economic policies. They explore the macro- and microeconomic policies his administration employed to finance the Cold War while adapting Republican ideas and Eisenhower's economic principles to new domestic and foreign policy environments. They also detail how Eisenhower worked with new instruments of government policy making, such as the Council of Economic Advisers and a strengthened Federal Reserve Board. In assessing his administration's policies, the authors demonstrate that, rather than focusing overwhelmingly on international political affairs at the expense of economic issues, Eisenhower's policies aimed to preserve and enhance the performance of the American free market system, which he believed was inextricably linked to the successful prosecution of the Cold War. While some of the decisions Eisenhower made did not follow conservative doctrine as closely as many in the Republican Party wanted, this book asserts that his approach to and distrust of partisan politics led to success on many fronts and indeed maintained and buttressed the nation's domestic and international economic health. An important and original contribution, this examination of the Eisenhower administration's economic policy enriches our understanding of the history of the modern American economy, the presidency, and conservatism in the United States. -- Book Jacket.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xv, 304 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781421403625 1421403625