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Progressive Er A Structural Interpretation Of Reform

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William Graebner in his article, “Federalism in the Progressive Era: A Structural Interpretation of Reform,” discusses the issue of reform and the part it played in the making of the Progressive Era. Graebner states that, “it is essential that historians recognize that the process of reform took place within a framework that was both economic and political, within a political economy, whose major components were interstate competition and federalism, working at cross purposes” (355). Furthermore, reform was not restricted to the local and state, but was at the national level. While in part, it was the country striving toward uniformity and to get back on track after experiencing so much change through the Gilded Age, it was also the country’s

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