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.

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pisani, Donald J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
United States. > Bureau of Reclamation.
United States. > Bureau of Reclamation
1900-1999
Reclamation of land > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Water-supply > Government policy > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
NATURE > Ecology.
Economic history
Reclamation of land
Water-supply > Government policy
West (U.S.) > Economic conditions > 20th century.
West United States
Samfundsvidenskab > Økonomi.
History
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