The rise of the public authority : statebuilding and economic development in Twentieth-Century America /

"In the late nineteenth century, public officials throughout the United States began to experiment with new methods of managing their local economies and meeting the infrastructure needs of a newly urban, industrial nation. Stymied by legal and financial barriers, they created a new class of qu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Radford, Gail
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
Temas:
1900-1999
Government corporations > United States > History > 20th century.
Federal land banks > United States > History > 20th century.
Banques agraires fédérales (États-Unis) > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Government corporations
Federal land banks
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The campaign for a federal fleet corporation
  • The creation of the federal land banks
  • Municipalities struggle to meet new needs
  • The truncated career of autonomous federal agencies
  • The federal government promotes public authorities
  • Public authorities since the Second World War
  • Epilogue : The future of public authorities
  • Appendix : Federal corporate agencies.

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