Retrospectives: Eugenics and Economics in the Progressive Era

Leonard, Thomas C.

doi:10.1257/089533005775196642

Retrospectives: Eugenics and Economics in the Progressive Era

Thomas C. Leonard

Journal of Economic Perspectives

vol. 19, no. 4, Fall 2005

(pp. 207-224)

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Abstract

During the Progressive Era, eugenic approaches to social and economic reform were popular, respectable and widespread. This essay documents the influence of eugenic ideas upon American economic reform, especially in the areas of immigration and labor reform, and tries to illuminate something of its causes and consequences.

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Leonard, Thomas, C. 2005. "Retrospectives: Eugenics and Economics in the Progressive Era." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 19 (4): 207-224. DOI: 10.1257/089533005775196642

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