Herbert Croly, Progressive Ideology, and the FTC Act
Abstract
The proper interpretation of the national government’s early twentieth-century intervention in the economy, especially in the form of regulatory agencies, is the subject of a continuing debate between two schools of thought. The first school, exemplified in the writing of Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., views government economic intervention as a democratic and progressive response to the threatening power of big business. His description of President Woodrow Wilson (1913–1920) captures the essence of Schlesinger’s interpretation of early twentieth-century government economic intervention.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Legal and Constitutional Studies
Political and Economic history of UK and US
Historical and Political Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 61–83
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter