Fair Deal

Definition of Fair Deal

The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Fair Deal: During the 1948 presidential election in the United States President Truman ran on a platform of human rights. When elected he was able to get a great deal of liberal legislation passed extending aspects of the welfare state first introduced as part of the ‘new deal’ of Roosevelt.. His proposal to introduce a national health insurance plan, however, was blocked by the American Medial Association. See: NEW DEAL / WELFARE STATE in this legal dictionary and in the world encyclopedia of law.

Fair Deal: Resources

Notes and References

• Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Fair Deal. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada