03491nam 22005771 450 991015310410332120160809162024.097813500125781350012572978147250875114725087509781472512161147251216210.5040/9781350012578(CKB)3710000000903391(MiAaPQ)EBC4713935(OCoLC)956502051(UtOrBLW)bpp09260203(MiAaPQ)EBC6162471(UtOrBLW)BP9781350012578BC(EXLCZ)99371000000090339120161128d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPost-war business planners in the United States, 1939-48 the rise of the corporate moderates /Charlie WhithamNew York :Bloomsbury Academic,2016.1 online resource (303 pages)9781350067271 135006727X 9781472511720 1472511727 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Context & Themes -- 1. The Planners before 1939 -- 2. The Stimulus of War in Europe, 1939-41 -- 3. Total War, Total Planning, 1942 -- 4. The Challenge of Conservatism, 1943-44 -- 5. The International Question, 1944-45 -- 6. Consensus and Convergence, 1945-48 -- Conclusions -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index."During the Second World War several independent business organizations in the US devoted considerable energy to formulating and advocating social and economic policy options for the US government for implementation after the war. This 'planning community' of far-sighted businessmen joined with academics and government officials in a nationwide endeavor to ensure that the colossal levels of productivity achieved by the US during wartime continued into the peace. At its core this effort was part of a wider struggle between liberals, moderates and conservatives over determining the economic and social responsibilities of government in the new post-war order. In this book, Charlie Whitham draws on an abundance of unpublished primary material from private and public archives that includes the minutes, memoranda, policy statements and research studies of the major post-war business planning organisations on a wide range of topics including monetary policy, demobilization, labor policy, international trade and foreign affairs. This is the untold story of how the post-war business planners -- of all hues -- helped shape the 'moderate' consensus which prevailed after 1945 over a permanent but limited government responsibility for fiscal, welfare and labor affairs, advanced American interests overseas and established.--Provided by publisher.Business planningUnited StatesHistory21st centuryWorld War, 1939-1945United States20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000Business planningHistoryWorld War, 1939-1945338.70973/09044HIS037070POL024000bisacshWhitham Charlie931543UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910153104103321Post-war business planners in the United States, 1939-482889689UNINA