Foreword
| Author | W. Brooke Graves |
| Published date | 01 January 1940 |
| Date | 01 January 1940 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/000271624020700101 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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FOREWORD
IN
VIEW
of
recent
developments
in
the
field
of
American
government,
it
would
be
difficult
to
overemphasize
the
importance
of
the
subject
of
this
volume
of
THE
ANNALS.
These
developments,
conspicuous
prior
to
1933,
have been
accentuated
since
that
date,
due
jointly
to
the
influence
of
the
depression
and
to
the
legislative
policies
of
the
dominant
party
in
the
Nation
and
in
a
large
majority
of
the
states.
Many
students
have
attacked
particular
aspects
of
the
problem,
in
restricted
areas;
it
now
seems
appropriate
to
attempt
for
the
first
time
a
broad
survey
of
the
entire
field,
which
includes
most
governmental
functions
and
all
levels.
The
Special
Editor
of
this
volume
is
deeply
indebted
to
a
great
many
persons.
When
the
project
was
first
undertaken,
a
letter
was
addressed
to
each
of
the
mem-
bers
of
a
consulting
group
of
fifty
individuals
who
were
known
to
be
interested
and
to
have
worked
in
some
portion
of
the
field.
Nearly
all
of
these
consultants
replied,
many
of
them
presenting
valuable
suggestions
as
to
subject
matter
or
possible
authors
or
both.
In
choosing
the
authors,
the
effort
has
been
made
to
get
a
representative
group-to
give
an
opportunity
to
some
of
the
younger
men
to
contribute;
to
avoid
the
odor
of
the
lamp
by
bringing
in
some
men
with
no
academic
connection;
but
withal,
to
present
a
well-balanced
view
of
the
various
aspects
of
the
subject.
I
should
indeed
be
remiss
if
I
should
fail
to
express
my
very
real
appreciation
of
the
splendid
co-operation
that
has
been
accorded
me
by
all
of
the
contributors.
To
them
belongs
the
credit
for
whatever
merit
the
volume
may
possess.
W.
BROOKE
GRAVES
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