The aim of this thesis is to analyze the develoment of banking system in the Czechoslovakia during Great Depression between years 1929 - 1933/34. For outlining the context, it is important to briefly focus on the characteristics of the great Depression, its course inthe Czechoslovakia and its impact on paticular sectors in the Economy. the main part od the thesis is focused on the National Bank in Czechoslovakia, its monetary policy and its behaviour during the Depression, and also on the impact of Depression on commercial banks.

This thesis focuses on two of the biggest economic crisis that hit the world over the past hundred years. Because both crises have several common and different features, the main aim of this work to compare the results of analyzes of both the crisis in terms of identifying their similarities and differences. The main goal is the specifics of disability trends and macroeconomic contexts of monetary and fiscal policy in the crisis decades. The empirical part of this thesis is focused on the economy of the United States of America. In the methodological approach to monitor and analyze financial and economic crisis is distinguished from several time levels. This is an analysis of the same features and heterogeneities of the business cycle in the pre-crisis, crisis and post-crisis period.

A full-length dramatic play about a sharecropper protest in 1939, and the Cherokee Trail of Tears in 1838, both in southeastern Missouri, aka the Bootheel.

<p>The 1930s to 1940s saw an upsurge in nationalism and the quest to define American identity. The federal government sponsored and sanctioned a specific nationalist narrative within the programs of the Works Progress Administration, later renamed Works Projects Administration. Very little attention has been paid to the Federal Music Project (FMP) yet this program was an integral part of constructing American identity both nationally and regionally. In conjunction with popular music, and at times in opposition to it, the FMP formed the “soundtrack” of American life. </p> <p>Although the messages were not as overt as those in other programs, such as the Federal Writers’ Project or Federal Theatre Project, the Federal Music Project played a large part in disseminating American ideals and identity, primarily through classical music, and to a lesser extent, popular, folk, and indigenous forms of music. The Federal Music Project strove to uncover, and at times create, America’s “genuine” musical heritage. The ideals of the New Deal took root in the musical expression of the FMP and impacted the development of American identity both musically and socially. It was not merely a relief program for those on its rolls; it was intended as an education program for the nation. Amid the push and pull of politics, war, and class conflict, American musicians forged and defined a unique style of music that was accepted by the American public.</p> The dissertation focuses on the FMP activities in the Midwest, or Region IV. Focusing on the Midwest as a region demonstrates how the FMP was interpreted and practiced and allows for a conversation with other the reginal studies of the FMP. Three case studies of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan provide a more detailed analysis of the activities and contributions of each state, and thus the region, offering depth over breadth. Each of these states had dedicated and active symphonies, teaching projects, community outreach, radio broadcasting, and music therapy projects.

Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2009. / Title from screen (viewed on December 1, 2009). Department of History, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Robert G. Barrows, Nancy Marie Robertson, Melissa Bingmann. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-98).

Pastaraisiais metais Lietuvos žiniasklaidoje netyla kalbos apie šalį apėmusią ekonominę krizę. Vis dažniau prisimenama ir Pasaulinė ekonominė krizė, kuri siautė visame pasaulyje 1929–1933 metais. Ši ekonominė krizė dar vadinama Didžiąja depresija. Šiai krizei gilumu bei platumu neprilygsta nei viena iki šiol buvusi ekonominė krizė. Šiame darbe yra nagrinėjama kaip Pasaulinė ekonominė krizė paveikė Lietuvos ūkį bei kokią ekonominę politiką vykdė Lietuvos vyriausybė siekdama ją įveikti. Ši tema yra aktuali tuo, kad šiuo metu vėl siaučiant jau antrai Pasaulinei ekonominei krizei, yra svarbu žinoti, kaip ankstensė ekonominė krizė paveikė Lietuvą ir kokių priemonių buvo imtasi jai likviduoti. Rašant šį darbą buvo naudotas mokslinės literatūros ir šaltinių analizės bei lyginamasis metodas. Tiriant šią temą, buvo atskleista kaip stipriai Pasaulinė ekonominė krizė paveikė Lietuvos ūkį, buvo gilinamasi į jos poveikį atskiroms ūkio šakoms, taip pat ir į krizės poveikį Lietuvos gyventojams. Be to, darbe yra tiriama Lietuvos ekonominė politika, taip pat ieškomi bendrumai ir skirtumai tarp Lietuvos Vyriausybės vykdomos ekonominės politikos ir užsienio kraštų vykdomos ekonomines politikos. Baigus tyrimą paaiškėjo, kad Pasaulinė ekonominė krizė palietė Lietuvos ūkį taip pat, kaip ir kitas valstybės, tačiau Lietuvoje ji turėjo ir savų išskirtinumų. Kovojant su krize, Lietuvos valstybė neišsiskyrė stipriai iš kitų pasaulio valstybių vykdoma ekonomine politika. Ji ėjo tuo pačiu ekonominės... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / In recent years the media of Lithuania keep talking about the country covered economic crisis. It is often remembered the Global Economic Crisis, which was raging around the world in 1929-1933. The latter economic crisis is known as the Great Depression. In this topic is researched the impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the economy of Lithuania and what economic policy was executed in order to overcome the crisis. In these days, when the second Global Economic Crisis is raging, it is important to know how the previous economic crisis affected Lithuania and what measures had been taken in order to overcome it. While writing this work were used the scientific literature, analysis of sources and comparative method. Doing the research of this topic was revealed how strongly The Global Economic Crisis has affected the economy of Lithuania, also the impact of crisis on different industries and population of Lithuania. Moreover, in this work was researched the economic policy of Lithuania, looked for similarities and differencies between the government of Lithuania implemented economic policy and foreign countries implemented economic policy. The research revealed that the Global Economic Crisis has affected the economy of Lithuania as well as the economy of other states, however the crisis in Lithuania had its own features. Overcoming the crisis Lithuania with its implemented economic policy did not distinguish heavily from other countries of the world. Its way of economic... [to full text]

The first essay of this dissertation focuses on studying the relationship between private politics and corporate environmentalism. This work analyzes the determinants and effects of two private political actions, boycotts and proxy contests. The analysis shows that: (i) the size of a firm is an important predictor of whether a firm will be chosen as a target of an activist campaign; (ii) firms headquartered in states with larger environmental constituencies are more likely to be targeted by activist campaigns; (iii) "dirty firms" (with larger relative or absolute emissions and/or high level of regulatory scrutiny) are more likely to become targets of an activist campaign; and (iv) private political campaigns are effective in improving the environmental performance of their targets. The second essay examines the trends in Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and investigates the effects of major changes in the economy on measures of TFP in eight industries during the Interwar period from 1919 through 1939. TFP estimates show that each industry followed a different path of TFP change. There is no consistent evidence on large TFP decline during the years 1929-33 in the industries studied, as proposed in the literature. TFP measures also do not support the hypothesis that the 1930s were a period of interrupted TFP growth but there is evidence that five industries out of eight had higher productivity in the 1930s than in the 1920s. Regression analysis of major determinants of the TFP change for the motor vehicles and the cotton goods industry shows that TFP fell with increases in employment and strike activity. The NRA code might have also contributed to a decline in TFP.

The Great Depression Period in John Steinbeck’s Prose The object of the research is the theme of the Great Depression in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men (1937), The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and The Winter of Our Discontent (1961). In the novels, the theme of the Great Depression is analyzed through different values: protagonists’ struggle to remain human, land as a value and friend as a value. The aim of the research is to reveal the theme of the Great Depression through different values in Of Mice and Men (1937), The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and The Winter of Our Discontent (1961) by Steinbeck.Steinbeck’s novels deal with the question of values, which appear to be relevant in all three novels under investigation. Nonetheless, during the Great Depression period the majority of values were pushed aside, however, values such as: friend as a value, land as a value and mans’ struggle to remain human became the most important within the period. / Šiuose kūriniuose Didžiosios depresijos tema analizuojama per skirtingas vertybes: draugystė kaip vertybė, žemė kaip vertybė, pagrindinio veikėjo pastangos išlikti žmogumi. Tyrimo tikslas – atskleisti Didžiosios depresijos temą romanuose Apie peles ir žmones (1937), Rūstybės kekės (1939), Mūsų nerimo žiema (1961) per skirtingų vertybių aspektus.Visi romanai nagrinėja vertybių problemą, kuri aktuali kiekviename analizuotame kūrinyje. Nepaisant to, kad Didžiosios depresijos laikotarpiu dauguma vertybių buvo nustumtos į šoną, vis dėlto, tokios vertybės, kaip draugystė, žemė, bei žmogaus pastangos išlikti žmogumi, tapo svarbiausios analizuojamuoju laikotarpiu.

This thesis is about Charlotte Whitton’s advisory role to Conservative Prime Minister R.B. Bennett during the summer and fall of 1932 researching and producing the only official report on unemployment and relief ever commissioned by the Bennett administration during the Great Depression. By 1932, the collapse of Bennett’s previous relief policies convinced him to reconsider his approach to relief. At Bennett’s behest, Charlotte Whitton, one of Canada’s most prominent social workers, undertook a June to August tour of Western Canada, observing how each province experienced and dealt with unemployment and relief. Whitton then prepared a report for Bennett which informed him of her observations and made specific recommendations for how Canada’s relief system could be reformed. Her final product, however, was far from an impartial policy document. As this thesis argues, Whitton’s report was a biased document which reveals as much about Whitton’s personal ideology and professional ambitions as it does the conditions facing the Western provinces; the observations and suggestions contained within it were heavily conditioned by Whitton’s pre-existing belief in social and fiscal conservatism. Although Whitton’s tour allowed her a first-hand view of the amount of poverty and despair faced by Canada’s unemployed, as this thesis argues, her beliefs conditioned her response and nothing she encountered changed her hard-line, traditionalist approach to relief. Yet, while Whitton’s report reveals much about its author, as this thesis contends, an analysis of Bennett’s reaction to it also sheds light on Bennett’s approach to unemployment and relief during this time. His commissioning of the report marks a moment three years before his New Deal legislation when Bennett pondered reforming the relief system. Yet, instead of taking action, Bennett did nothing to change the status quo. While Whitton’s conservative report certainly agreed with his personal assessment of relief and unemployment in Canada, her central suggestion, that professional social workers be placed in charge of Canada’s relief system at all levels to increase efficiency and curtail abuse, was still too costly for Bennett to implement. His failure to seize on this earlier opportunity to introduce a solution to Canada’s unemployment issues challenges the sincerity of his New Deal legislation, and his claims to support reform.

Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2010. / Title from screen (viewed on July 19, 2010). Department of Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Dwight F. Burlingame, Philip V. Scarpino, Frances A. Huehls. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-154).