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This article is adapted from Planning for Employment, a full-length study being jointly conducted by the two authors. Sources include interviews with certain principals (many not for attribution), the public record (media, scholarly, and congressional), and working congressional documents (including party, committee, group, and member sources), as well as participant observation (in the U.S. House and Senate). This article was co-authored by Richard H. Schmidt in his private capacity. The authors are solely responsible for all errors of fact and interpretation.
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THE EVOLUTION OF HUMPHREY-HAWKINS†
Article first published online: 9 SEP 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1979.tb01242.x
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Schantz, H. L. and Schmidt, R. H. (1979), THE EVOLUTION OF HUMPHREY-HAWKINS. Policy Studies Journal, 8: 368–377. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1979.tb01242.x
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 9 SEP 2005
- Article first published online: 9 SEP 2005
ABSTRACT
Humphrey-Hawkins, enacted into law as the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, is the most important step the Federal government has taken for overall economic coordination since passage of the Employment Act of 1946. The centerpiece of the new law is specific goals for unemployment and inflation. All Federal programs and policies are to work toward achieving a 3 percent adult and 4 percent overall jobless rate within five years, and inflation rates of 3 percent by 1983 and 0 percent by 1988. The present article outlines the major changes made in Humphrey-Hawkins from its introduction in June 1974 to its enactment in October 1978, the contents of the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and the politics surrounding its passage.