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Sociology in Government

• Author(s): Olaf F. Larson, Edward O. Moe, Julie N. Zimmerman

• Categories: Social Science

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2010-11
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• Publisher: Penn State Press

From 1919 through 1953, the U.S. Department of Agriculture housed the Division of Farm Population and Rural Life&—the first unit within the federal government established specifically for sociological research. Distinguished sociologists Charles Galpin and Carl Taylor provided key leadership for 32 of its 34 years as the Division sought to understand the social structure of rural America and to do public policy-oriented research. It reached the height of its influence during the New Deal and World War II as it helped implement modern liberal policies in America's farming sector, attempting to counteract the harsh effects of modern industrialism on the rural economy. In addition, the Divisi...

Nominations

• Author(s): United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1969
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Economic Statistics

• Author(s): United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Economic Report. Subcommittee on Economic Statistics

• Categories: United States

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1954
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• Publisher: Unknown

Examines usefulness and accuracy of Federal economic indicators.

Agricultural Economics Literature

• Author(s): United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Library

• Categories: Agriculture

• Type: Book
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• Published: Unknown
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Agricultural Economics Bibliography

• Categories: Agriculture

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1933
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• Publisher: Unknown

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