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Attempted to regulate agricultural production through farm subsidies (gov. pays farmers to keep crop costs low); coordinated agricultural production during WWII, after which it was disbanded.
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It built large-scale public works such as dams, bridges, hospitals, and schools. Its goals were to spend $3.3 billion in the first year, and $6 billion in all, to provide employment, stabilize purchasing power, and help revive the economy.
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A series of federal programs in the U.S. between 1933 to 1938 during which President Franklin Roosevelt's “3 R’s” economic policies were implemented (Relief, Recovery, and Reform).
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Guaranteed retirement payments for enrolled workers beginning at age 65; set up federal-state system of unemployment insurance and care for dependent mothers and children, the handicapped, and public health.
