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In Illiberal Reformers, Thomas Leonard reexamines the economic progressives whose ideas and reform agenda underwrote the Progressive Era dismantling of laissez-faire and the creation of the regulatory welfare state, which, they believed, would humanize and rationalize industrial capitalism. But not for all. Academic social scientists such as Richar
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Illiberal Reformers : Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era
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English
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264 Pages
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Those puzzled by the ease with which contemporary progressive political movements have turned against liberal values such as free speech will find much material for reflection in Leonard's lucid intellectual history of early twentieth-century progressivism. . . . [ Illiberal Reformers ] illuminates one phase in the centuries-long American struggle between the quest for liberal values and the impulse to build a godly commonwealth on the back of a strong state. ---Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, A masterly account of the intellectual currents that came to dominate American politics in the first half of the 20th century and, in many respects, dominate it still. ---Michael M. Uhlmann, Claremont Review of Books, Illiberal Reformers is a masterly account of the intellectual currents that came to dominate American politics in the first half of the 20th century and, in many respects, dominate it still. ---Michael M. Uhlmann, Claremont Review of Books, "Mythologies that arise around individuals, groups, and ideas of the past tend to mask many warts. Thomas Leonard's excellent book about American economics during the Progressive Era shows how progressives' efforts to champion reform drew on a vision of scientific development that would institutionalize the eugenic creed and, in the process, do great violence to the liberal project that had been at the heart of the American system. Illiberal Reformers provides a powerful lesson in the tensions that surround ideals of social progress, scientific expertise, and the democratic system." 'e"Steven G. Medema, University of Colorado, Denver, "Particularly timely . . . a superlative narrative about a pivotal era of American history." -- American Thinker, "This untold story of how Progressive Era activists helped construct the extensive role of government in the economy sheds light on today's technocratic dilemmas. Which decisions need to be left to experts, the 'e~social engineers,' and which require democratic participation? Thomas Leonard's book demonstrates that during the Progressive Era this question was resolved only by combining democratic reform with the exclusion of women, African Americans, immigrants, and disabled people as full members of society. It underlines the fact that the tension between 'e~expert' economic administration and individual liberties remains at the heart of current political debates." 'e"Diane Coyle, author of GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History, " Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics & American Economics in the Progressive Era represents scholarship of the highest order. It draws on research that Thomas C. Leonard has been conducting for more than a dozen years (pp. vii-viii). He clearly explains and teases out the nuances and various strands of the Progressive agenda. He provides an excellent account of the emergence of these early economists, the evolution and basis of their thinking, and their subsequent propelling to the centre stage of American policy debates." ---Braham Dabscheck, ELRR, "Leonard combines rigorous research with lucid writing, presenting a work that is intellectually sound, relevant, and original." ---Joseph Larsen, josephjonlarsen.com,, "Economists like to think of their ancestors as heroic seekers of truth, each generation, as Newton suggested, standing on the shoulders of the giants who came before. Thomas Leonard demonstrates clearly that the story of economics in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America was far more complex--and more interesting. He shows how the economists of that era combined their passion for social reform with religion, eugenics, and evolution theory in ways that seem incredible today. This book is an eye-opener." --Craufurd Goodwin, James B. Duke Professor of Economics Emeritus, Duke University, "Leonard's book offers a broad, forceful treatment and will have to be taken seriously by anyone seeking to understand and evaluate progressivism." ---Kevin Schmiesing, Catholic Social Science Review, One hopes that Leonard's fine volume will put an end to the reflexive habit of many to defend the early liberals, who when it came to people unlike themselves were with rare exception not liberal at all. ---Stephen Carter, Bloomberg View, "A well-researched and clearly argued work which effectively ties changes in political economy to changes in popular thought, and shows how those changes to thinking effected the very bodies of people living in that society. A very accessible book." ---Wesley R. Bishop, Labour-Le Travail, Illiberal Reformers is a great achievement and an important contribution to the revisionist historical literature. ---Steven Hayward, National Review, " Illiberal Reformers represents scholarship of the highest order." ---Braham Dabscheck, Economic and Labour Relations Review, A well-researched and clearly argued work which effectively ties changes in political economy to changes in popular thought, and shows how those changes to thinking effected the very bodies of people living in that society. A very accessible book. ---Wesley R. Bishop, Labour-Le Travail, Leonard combines rigorous research with lucid writing, presenting a work that is intellectually sound, relevant, and original. ---Joseph Larsen, josephjonlarsen.com,, Thomas Leonard's Illiberal Reformers is a significant contribution to the historiography of the Progressive Era, by one of the finest scholars working in the field. ---Marco Cavalieri, Journal of The History of Economic Thought, "Those puzzled by the ease with which contemporary progressive political movements have turned against liberal values such as free speech will find much material for reflection in Leonard's lucid intellectual history of early twentieth-century progressivism. . . . [ Illiberal Reformers ] illuminates one phase in the centuries-long American struggle between the quest for liberal values and the impulse to build a godly commonwealth on the back of a strong state." ---Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, Thomas Leonard has crafted an elegant, original, and cleverly argued account of core progressive ideas. Illiberal Reformers is deeply researched, and far ranging in the deployment of primary sources. Leonard has not just recycled material from the voluminous secondary literatures on eugenics, economics, immigration, race 'theory,' labor studies, and Darwinism. Instead he has invariably read key thinkers' publications and quotes from these primary documents, often to devastating effect. The book is a major achievement. ---Desmond King, Perspectives on Politics, "A well-researched and clearly argued work which effectively ties changes in political economy to changes in popular thought, and shows how those changes to thinking effected the very bodies of people living in that society. A very accessible book." --Wesley R. Bishop, Labour-Le Travail, " Illiberal Reformers tells a story that captures the mind, breaks the heart, and turns the stomach." ---Art Carden, Cato Journal, "Leonard combines rigorous research with lucid writing, presenting a work that is intellectually sound, relevant, and original." ---Joseph Larsen, josephjonlarsen.com, Illiberal Reformers tells a story that captures the mind, breaks the heart, and turns the stomach. ---Art Carden, Cato Journal, A very important book that deserves to be read by every economist and academic, particularly those interested in American history, and especially those interested in the history of economic thought and the economics profession. ---Patrick Newman, Independent Review, "Compelling. . . . Leonard reveals the largely forgotten intellectual origins of many current controversies." ---Virginia Postrel, Bloomberg View, "Thomas Leonard's Illiberal Reformers is a significant contribution to the historiography of the Progressive Era, by one of the finest scholars working in the field." ---Marco Cavalieri, Journal of The History of Economic Thought, " Illiberal Reformers is a downright frightening tale of how intellectual arrogance and a belief in one's own superiority leads to callous disregard for individual rights and dignity. Budding social engineers, whether the social justice warriors of the left or the theocratic conservatives of the right, should take note of this past and seriously reckon with it as they grope for state power to implement their messianic visions of the common good. But somehow I have a feeling they'll be too thoroughly convinced of their own moral rectitude to take seriously the lessons of the Progressive Era. Cautionary tales have a way of missing those who need them most." ---Matthew Harwood, American Conservative, " Illiberal Reformers represents scholarship of the highest order." -- Economic and Labour Relations Review, Leonard's book offers a broad, forceful treatment and will have to be taken seriously by anyone seeking to understand and evaluate progressivism. ---Kevin Schmiesing, Catholic Social Science Review, " Illiberal Reformers represents scholarship of the highest order." --Braham Dabscheck, Economic and Labour Relations Review, "In this fascinating book, Thomas C. Leonard explains how many leading progressives came to advocate for race-based immigration restrictions, eugenics, Social Darwinism, unequal pay for women, and even 'protecting women from employment' altogether." ---Mark Joseph Stern, Slate, "This untold story of how Progressive Era activists helped construct the extensive role of government in the economy sheds light on today's technocratic dilemmas. Which decisions need to be left to experts, the 'social engineers,' and which require democratic participation? Thomas Leonard's book demonstrates that during the Progressive Era this question was resolved only by combining democratic reform with the exclusion of women, African Americans, immigrants, and disabled people as full members of society. It underlines the fact that the tension between 'expert' economic administration and individual liberties remains at the heart of current political debates." --Diane Coyle, author of GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History, " Illiberal Reformers is a masterly account of the intellectual currents that came to dominate American politics in the first half of the 20th century and, in many respects, dominate it still." ---Michael M. Uhlmann, Claremont Review of Books, "Thomas Leonard has crafted an elegant, original, and cleverly argued account of core progressive ideas. Illiberal Reformers is deeply researched, and far ranging in the deployment of primary sources. Leonard has not just recycled material from the voluminous secondary literatures on eugenics, economics, immigration, race 'theory,' labor studies, and Darwinism. Instead he has invariably read key thinkers' publications and quotes from these primary documents, often to devastating effect. The book is a major achievement." --Desmond King, Perspectives on Politics, Required reading for anyone interested in the history of economics and U.S. politics. ---Eric Scorsone & David Schweikhardt, Journal of Economic Issues, "One hopes that Leonard's fine volume will put an end to the reflexive habit of many to defend the early liberals, who when it came to people unlike themselves were with rare exception not liberal at all." --Stephen Carter, Bloomberg View, Finalist for the 2017 Hayek Prize, The Manhattan Institute One of Bloomberg View's Great History Books of 2016, Illiberal Reformers is a downright frightening tale of how intellectual arrogance and a belief in one's own superiority leads to callous disregard for individual rights and dignity. Budding social engineers, whether the social justice warriors of the left or the theocratic conservatives of the right, should take note of this past and seriously reckon with it as they grope for state power to implement their messianic visions of the common good. But somehow I have a feeling they'll be too thoroughly convinced of their own moral rectitude to take seriously the lessons of the Progressive Era. Cautionary tales have a way of missing those who need them most. ---Matthew Harwood, American Conservative, "One hopes that Leonard's fine volume will put an end to the reflexive habit of many to defend the early liberals, who when it came to people unlike themselves were with rare exception not liberal at all." ---Stephen Carter, Bloomberg View, To reflect on the significance of the Progressive era, Illiberal Reformers is a must read. ---Pierre Lemieux, Regulation, "Thomas Leonard has crafted an elegant, original, and cleverly argued account of core progressive ideas. Illiberal Reformers is deeply researched, and far ranging in the deployment of primary sources. Leonard has not just recycled material from the voluminous secondary literatures on eugenics, economics, immigration, race 'e~theory,' labor studies, and Darwinism. Instead he has invariably read key thinkers' publications and quotes from these primary documents, often to devastating effect. The book is a major achievement." ---Desmond King, Perspectives on Politics, The work of patient and pathbreaking economists like Leonard has opened up so much critical territory for those studying the history of economic knowledge from other disciplinary vantages. Illiberal Reformers places the consequential alliance between economics and eugenics in the Progressive Era in clear focus and suggests exciting new lines of inquiry for scholars interested in the tangled history of race, state, and market in modern America. ---Daniel Platt, Journal of Cultural Economy, " Illiberal Reformers admirably reconstructs the much-repressed 'dark side' of social science progressivism." ---Guy Alchon, Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas, "An excellent case study about one of the most important ideas that historians of economic thought can convey to economists (and to social scientists in general): the risks of overconfidence in science." ---Marco Cavalieri, Journal of the History of Economic Thought, "Economists like to think of their ancestors as heroic seekers of truth, each generation, as Newton suggested, standing on the shoulders of the giants who came before. Thomas Leonard demonstrates clearly that the story of economics in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America was far more complex'e"and more interesting. He shows how the economists of that era combined their passion for social reform with religion, eugenics, and evolution theory in ways that seem incredible today. This book is an eye-opener." 'e"Craufurd Goodwin, James B. Duke Professor of Economics Emeritus, Duke University, "Thomas Leonard has crafted an elegant, original, and cleverly argued account of core progressive ideas. Illiberal Reformers is deeply researched, and far ranging in the deployment of primary sources. Leonard has not just recycled material from the voluminous secondary literatures on eugenics, economics, immigration, race 'theory,' labor studies, and Darwinism. Instead he has invariably read key thinkers' publications and quotes from these primary documents, often to devastating effect. The book is a major achievement." ---Desmond King, Perspectives on Politics, " Illiberal Reformers admirably reconstructs the much-repressed 'dark side' of social science progressivism." --Guy Alchon, Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas, "The work of patient and pathbreaking economists like Leonard has opened up so much critical territory for those studying the history of economic knowledge from other disciplinary vantages. Illiberal Reformers places the consequential alliance between economics and eugenics in the Progressive Era in clear focus and suggests exciting new lines of inquiry for scholars interested in the tangled history of race, state, and market in modern America." ---Daniel Platt, Journal of Cultural Economy, In this fascinating book, Thomas C. Leonard explains how many leading progressives came to advocate for race-based immigration restrictions, eugenics, Social Darwinism, unequal pay for women, and even 'protecting women from employment' altogether. ---Mark Joseph Stern, Slate, "Mythologies that arise around individuals, groups, and ideas of the past tend to mask many warts. Thomas Leonard's excellent book about American economics during the Progressive Era shows how progressives' efforts to champion reform drew on a vision of scientific development that would institutionalize the eugenic creed and, in the process, do great violence to the liberal project that had been at the heart of the American system. Illiberal Reformers provides a powerful lesson in the tensions that surround ideals of social progress, scientific expertise, and the democratic system." --Steven G. Medema, University of Colorado, Denver, Illiberal Reformers is the perfect title for this slim but vital account of the perils of intellectual arrogance in dealing with explosive social issues. ---David Oshinsky, New York Times Book Review, " Illiberal Reformers is a great achievement and an important contribution to the revisionist historical literature." ---Steven Hayward, National Review, An excellent case study about one of the most important ideas that historians of economic thought can convey to economists (and to social scientists in general): the risks of overconfidence in science. ---Marco Cavalieri, Journal of the History of Economic Thought, "To reflect on the significance of the Progressive era, Illiberal Reformers is a must read." ---Pierre Lemieux, Regulation, " Illiberal Reformers makes a substantial contribution to the much contested history of U.S. progressivism by providing fascinating new evidence of what Leonard terms its 'dark side.' This book's rich narrative will amply reward readers interested in the discrete histories of social science, science, politics, culture, industrial relations, and general U.S. history, and offers a wealth of new material on discrimination based on gender, race, and class." --Mary O. Furner, University of California, Santa Barbara, Illiberal Reformers represents scholarship of the highest order. ---Braham Dabscheck, Economic and Labour Relations Review, Winner of the 2017 Joseph J. Spengler Best Book Prize, History of Economics Society Finalist for the 2017 Hayek Prize, The Manhattan Institute One of Bloomberg View's Great History Books of 2016, Compelling. . . . Leonard reveals the largely forgotten intellectual origins of many current controversies. ---Virginia Postrel, Bloomberg View, "A very important book that deserves to be read by every economist and academic, particularly those interested in American history, and especially those interested in the history of economic thought and the economics profession." --Patrick Newman, Independent Review, " Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics & American Economics in the Progressive Era represents scholarship of the highest order. It draws on research that Thomas C. Leonard has been conducting for more than a dozen years (pp. vii'e"viii). He clearly explains and teases out the nuances and various strands of the Progressive agenda. He provides an excellent account of the emergence of these early economists, the evolution and basis of their thinking, and their subsequent propelling to the centre stage of American policy debates." ---Braham Dabscheck, ELRR, "Required reading for anyone interested in the history of economics and U.S. politics." ---Eric Scorsone & David Schweikhardt, Journal of Economic Issues, " Illiberal Reformers makes a substantial contribution to the much contested history of U.S. progressivism by providing fascinating new evidence of what Leonard terms its 'e~dark side.' This book's rich narrative will amply reward readers interested in the discrete histories of social science, science, politics, culture, industrial relations, and general U.S. history, and offers a wealth of new material on discrimination based on gender, race, and class." 'e"Mary O. Furner, University of California, Santa Barbara, Illiberal Reformers admirably reconstructs the much-repressed 'dark side' of social science progressivism. ---Guy Alchon, Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas, "A very important book that deserves to be read by every economist and academic, particularly those interested in American history, and especially those interested in the history of economic thought and the economics profession." ---Patrick Newman, Independent Review, "A masterly account of the intellectual currents that came to dominate American politics in the first half of the 20th century and, in many respects, dominate it still." ---Michael M. Uhlmann, Claremont Review of Books, " Illiberal Reformers is the perfect title for this slim but vital account of the perils of intellectual arrogance in dealing with explosive social issues." ---David Oshinsky, New York Times Book Review
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United States / 20th Century, Economic History, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Social History, Economic Conditions, Economics / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy, United States / General, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism
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