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Federal Aid for Relief

by Edward Ainsworth Williams. 269 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Edward Ainsworth Williams

Publisher:

   Columbia University Press

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1939
Subjects:   United States--Federal Emergency Relief Administration, Unemployed--United States
Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I RELIEF ADMINISTRATION PRIOR TO 1933
Relief in the United States up to 1929 7
Emergency state and local relief efforts (1930-1933) 15
Early federal relief activities (1930-1932) 20
CHAPTER II THE GRANT-IN-AID APPLIED TO RELIEF
Adoption of grant method for emergency relief 58
Administrative set-up under the F. E. R. A 66
Size and scope of the emergency relief problem 81
CHAPTER III MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THE F. E. R. A.
Three major objectives 87
Adequacy 88
Work for employables 97
Comparison with federal program of the C. W. A 110
Diversification through special programs 135
CHAPTER IV F. E. R. A. CONTROL DEVICES AND SANCTIONS
Control devices for securing compliance with federal regulations 150
dvance planning; review of state plans and budgets 151
'Extent of control over appointment and removal of state and local personnel 154
State reports to the F. E. R. A 159
Field agents of the F. E. R. A 161
Division of Investigation of the F. E. R. A 163
Ultimate Sanctions 169
Withholding of federal funds 170
Federalizing relief in a state 175
CHAPTER V ALLOCATION PROBLEMS OF THE F. E. R. A.
Source of F. E. R. A. funds 180
Allocations under the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 182
Percentage grants under section 4 (b) 182
Discretionary grants under section 4 (c) 185
Mechanics of making discretionary grants 191
Governor's application for funds 192
Supporting statements and briefs 193
Review of grant applications at Washington 197
Problems of measuring state ability as a prelude to equalization 206
Formulas for measuring state abilities to finance relief 207
Preparation of state quotas for 1935 208
Evaluation of F. E. R. A. allocation technique 214
Appraisal of the F. E. R. A. grant system 229
Relief policy changes in 1935 240
Future intergovernmental relationships in the field of relief 258
INDEX 267
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