Internal improvement : national public works and the promise of popular government in the early United States /

When the people of British North America threw off their colonial bonds, they sought more than freedom from bad government: most of the founding generation also desired the freedom to create and enjoy good, popular, responsive government. This book traces the central issue on which early Americans p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Larson, John Lauritz, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2001.
Temas:
To 1933
Infrastructure (Economics) > Government policy > United States > History > 19th century.
Public works > Government policy > United States > History > 19th century.
Travaux publics > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
Economic history
Economic policy
Infrastructure (Economics) > Government policy
Public works > Government policy
Infrastrukturpolitik
Wirtschaftspolitik
Economische politiek.
United States > Economic policy > To 1933.
United States > Economic conditions > To 1865.
États-Unis > Politique économique > Jusqu'à 1933.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques > Jusqu'à 1865.
United States
USA
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:When the people of British North America threw off their colonial bonds, they sought more than freedom from bad government: most of the founding generation also desired the freedom to create and enjoy good, popular, responsive government. This book traces the central issue on which early Americans pinned their hopes for positive government action--internal improvement. The nation's early republican governments undertook a wide range of internal improvement projects meant to assure Americans' security, prosperity, and enlightenment--from the building of roads, canals, and bridges to the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 324 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0807875643
9780807875643
9780807825952
0807825956

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