Roaring Metropolis : businessmen's campaign for a civic welfare state /

Roaring Metropolis reconstructs the ideas and activism of urban capitalists in the early twentieth century as they advocated extensive government spending on an array of social programs. Focusing on Detroit, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, the book traces businessmen's quest to build cities and nurt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Amsterdam, Daniel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2016.
Colección:American business, politics, and society.
Temas:
Detroit > Mich.
Philadelphia > PA
1900-1999
Businessmen > Political activity > United States > History > 20th century > Case studies.
Social change > United States > History > 20th century > Case studies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
Businessmen > Political activity.
Politics and government.
Social change.
Social conditions.
Social policy.
Sozialpolitik
Unternehmer
Politisches Handeln
Sozialer Wandel
United States > Social policy > 20th century > Case studies.
Detroit (Mich.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Detroit (Mich.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Atlanta (Ga.) > Politics and government > 20th century.
Atlanta (Ga.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 20e siècle > Études de cas.
Georgia > Atlanta.
Michigan > Detroit.
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
United States.
USA
Atlanta, Ga.
Case studies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Roaring Metropolis reconstructs the ideas and activism of urban capitalists in the early twentieth century as they advocated extensive government spending on an array of social programs. Focusing on Detroit, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, the book traces businessmen's quest to build cities and nurture an urban citizenry friendly to capitalism.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-219) and index.
ISBN:0812292731
9780812292732

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