The History of Economic Policy

Associated with industrialism and capitalism, the 19th century looms large in the history of economic policy and economic thought.

The Progressive Era was one of general prosperity after the Panic of 1893; a severe depression that ended in 1897.

The New Deal was a series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936 in response to the Great Depression.

Social policy refers to guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare.

Deregulation is the act or process of removing or reducing state regulations.