Public Works Administration

Roth wrote that fear has changed in modern times. He noted that premodern thinkers believed that fear should be cultivated to ensure moral behavior. However, modern thinkers discuss fear as an emotion or a reaction, not deliberate and certainly not cultivated by those who experience it. I believe this shift has impacted our class because we grew up in the shadow of the September 11th attacks and in periods of serious economic uncertainty. For us, fear is a childhood companion we have grown up…

Facts There are various aspects of public administration that are often considered ridiculous by those with opposing opinions. From civil disobedience in the face of government mandates, to policy analysis, surely public policy is an intertwined and multifaceted dichotomy. Cases in Public Policy and Administration considers civil disobedience as a higher-law approach in action. Indeed, then, civil disobedience can be interpreted as an act of rebellion against what one deems as unjust and biased…

experience in the public sector. While rummaging through various documents, searching for material required for the completion of this analysis, I recognized that there are overlapping and recurring themes which clearly point to who I am as a professional and, thus, the direction in which my professional life should proceed, public service. Therefore, my professional mission statement is, “To vigorously perform my responsibilities as a public administrator and to enhance the quality of public…

conservation corps, civil works administration, federal housing administration, federal security agency, home owner's loan corporation, national industrial recovery act, public works administration, social security act, Tennessee valley authority, and finally, the works progress administration. The civilian conservation corps (1933-1942) was…

The National Recovery Administration set a minimum wage for workers as well as a maximum number of hours at that pay. These regulations were not just set by anyone but they resulted from public hearings. The agency seemed to be one to majorly benefit America, however, in 1935 it was declared unconstitutional infringing the separation of powers. The Wagner Act, also called the National Labor Relations Act was passed later in replacement of the National Recovery Administration. In result, the New…

Housing Administration insured bank loans that were distributed to construct new houses and repair old homes. In 1935, Roosevelt helped create the Works Progress Administration to help the unemployed Americans find jobs. In its first year of existence, the WPA helped 3.4 million men and women find jobs in factories and other professions throughout the country. Like the PWA, WPA workers built bridges, roads, and public buildings and a section of the WPA, the National Youth Administration, gave…

financial system, provide relief to farmers and jobs to the unemployed, and build private-public partnerships to boost manufacturing. The impact of these laws was not felt right away but Franklin Roosevelt knew it would take some time. FDR pushed hard for a litter of new programs into existence, like the CCC (Civilian Conservation Camp), CWA (Civilian Works Administration), and WPA (Works Progress Administration). One of the most famous New Deal programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps…

It put unemployed Americans back to work and gave them the ability to receive loans that were sustainable to both upper and lower class citizens. More buildings, roads, bridges, and trails were built because of the programs in the New Deal. Franklin Roosevelt established this program to make…

Roosevelt to communicate with the public. One reason why the New Deal was a success was because it provided hot lunches for children. During the Great Depression, many people were dying from starvation and this included children. The…

FDR’s administration had to immediately solve the nationwide crisis of unemployment and instability in order to improve the US economy. In fact, the newly elected president, FDR, requested Congress to help aid his relief program, in which his first proposal of relief…