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Issues › Industry, Business & Regulation
National economic planning
Also known as: Concert of interests (1932); Industrial policy (1980-)
| Cycle | Candidate | Position | Solution | Strength | Attribution | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | National economic planning on the model of the 1917 war mobilization | Government-led planning of production and distribution, drawing on the War Industries Board precedent, organized as a "concert of interests" among sections and economic groups rather than class control or a fully regimen… | directional_stance | candidate_direct | partial? |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Industry leaders to organize cooperatively for the common good; government regulates only as a last resort | Heads of finance and industry to "work together to achieve the common end," sacrificing private advantage in "reciprocal self-denial"; government to restrain the "lone wolf" who drags an industry toward anarchy, and to i… | directional_stance | candidate_direct | partial? |
| 1936 | Alf Landon (Republican) | End federal regimentation: no revival of NRA or AAA controls, no more emergency powers over production, wages and hours | Free enterprise 'from incessant governmental intimidation'; refuse national economic planning that tells farmers what to plant and workers how many hours to work; make the President answer whether he will re-enact NRA an… | directional_stance | candidate_direct | not_applicable |