Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-510) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Political economy -- Core and periphery in the American economy -- Labor organizations and the state, 1873-1912 -- Farmers in politics, 1873-1896 -- Agrarian politics and parties after 1896 -- Agrarian statist agenda -- Transportation system -- Trade, taxation, banking, and credit -- Antitrust and the structure of the marketing network -- Federal aid for practical education : farmers first -- Labor program of the Farmers' Party -- Farmers, workers, and the administrative state -- Conclusion.