Class 20 (10/9)
Transforming the state
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The minimal state
The progressive impulse
Federal agencies and bureaus
The Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The bureau approach
Food and drugs as regulatory wedge
The National Bureau of Standards (NBS)
Weights and measures
Performance standards
The Bureau of Mines (BoM)
Progressive concerns
Scientific research
Reforming governance, reforming the state
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| Grover Cleveland (Pres. 1885-1889, 1893-1897)
Theodore Roosevelt (Pres. 1901-1909) U.S. Department of Agriculture (fd. 1862) National Bureau of Standards (fd. 1901) Bureau of Mines (fd. 1910) |
Harvey W. Wiley (1844-1930)
Pure Food and Drug Law (1906) Interstate Commerce Commission (fd. 1887) Institute for Government Research (fd. 1916) Brookings Institution |