New Deal as a revolution phenomenon according to Garet Garrett’s The Revolution Was Cover Image

New Deal jako zjawisko rewolucyjne według "The Revolution Was" Gareta Garetta
New Deal as a revolution phenomenon according to Garet Garrett’s The Revolution Was

Author(s): Piotr Kołodziejczyk
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Political history
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: revolution;New Deal;state intervention;legitimacy;

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to prove whether some elements of New Deal make it a revolutionary phenomenon. When thinking of New Deal as a model of revolution it can be said that the revolutionary change was the liberation of the bureaucratic class. It was the government that was liberated from the power of citizens. Therefore, it can also be said that the change was made without no change in the political system (including the remark borrowed from Aristotle). The United States of America remained a democratic country but the power was transferred from the citizens to the bureaucratic apparatus. This, apart from the violent character of the changes, could have caused Garrett to define Neal Deal as a revolution that happened behind the back of the biggest opponents of revolution.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 117-140
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish