Water and American Government : The Reclamation Bureau, National Water Policy, and the West, 1902-1935 /

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Donald Pisani's history of perhaps the boldest economic and social program ever undertaken in the United States, shows in fascinating detail how ambitious government programs fall prey to the power of local interest groups and the federal system of governance itself.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pisani, Donald J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2002.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Bureau of Reclamation.
Water-supply > Government policy.
Reclamation of land.
Economic history.
NATURE > Ecology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Water-supply > Government policy > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Reclamation of land > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
West United States.
West (U.S.) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Donald Pisani's history of perhaps the boldest economic and social program ever undertaken in the United States, shows in fascinating detail how ambitious government programs fall prey to the power of local interest groups and the federal system of governance itself.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (408 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780520927582

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