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"Whether the federal government could play any role in the development of infrastructure was a controversial issue in the early republic. Spending on roads and harbors was not one of the enumerated powers; therefore many argued such projects were left to the states. Demand for better transporta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Callen, Zachary (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 2016.
Temas:
Railroads and state > United States > History.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Government policy > United States > History.
Federal aid to transportation > United States > History.
Federal government > United States > History.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > State & Provincial.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > National.
Federal aid to transportation.
Federal government.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Government policy.
Railroads and state.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. The Problem of Federalism and State Building; 2. Rail Promotion, Diffusion, and State Inaction; 3. Railroads and Interstate Connectivity; 4. International Comparison and American Rail Quality; 5. Local Limits, Vertical Federalism, and Congressional Intervention; 6. Executive Power, the Courts, and National Rail Aid; 7. The Impact of Federal Rail Grants on American Railroads; 8. Federalismâ#x80;#x99;s Role in State Building; Notes; References; Index; Back Cover

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