Notes
- TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority - Diking of Mississippi Rover (Very Keynesian)
- FCA- Farm Credit Association- Stabilize agricultural prices
- NRA- National Recovery Administration- Stabilize prices and improve labour conditions
- CCC- Civil Conservation Corps
- AAA- Agricultural Adjustment Act
Summary
Alphabet Agencies is a name for parts of the New Deal. A series of acronyms were created to name the different parts of the plans. The TVA, a Diking plan of the Mississippi River was a plan that was created. Other plans included the FCA, Farm Credit Association was to stabilize agricultural prices, the NRA, National Recovery Administration was to stabilize prices and improve labour practices, the CCC Civil Conservation Corps dealt with the youth of the country, and the AAA, Agricultural Adjustment Act.
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"The new deal or alphabet agencies) made the government an institution directly experienced in Americans daily lives and directly concerned with their welfare." -Eric Founer
Subjunctive Question
Would there be a change in the development of the economy if one of the alphabet agencies didn't exist?