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Automatic Stabilizers Versus Discretionary Policy

WPA

WPA

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was part of the New Deal. The WPA is an example of a Depression-era discretionary policy meant to reduce unemployment by providing jobs for the unemployed.

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