Gail Radford

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The Rise of the Public Authority: Statebuilding and Economic Development in Twentieth-Century AmericaPaperback, 19 July 2013

The Rise of the Public Authority: Statebuilding and Economic Development in Twentieth-Century America
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Print Length
232 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Date Published
19 Jul 2013
ISBN-10
022603772X
ISBN-13
9780226037721

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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 quasi-public agencies called public authorities. Today these entities operate at all levels of government, and range from tiny operations like the Springfield Parking Authority in Massachusetts, which runs thirteen parking lots and garages, to mammoth enterprises like the Tennessee Valley Authority, with nearly twelve billion dollars in revenues each year. In The Rise of the Public Authority, Gail Radford recounts the history of these inscrutable agencies, examining how and why they were established, the varied forms they have taken, and how these pervasive but elusive mechanisms have molded our economy and politics over the past hundred years.

Product Details

Author:
Gail Radford
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
19 July 2013
Dimensions:
22.61 x 14.99 x 1.27 cm
ISBN-10:
022603772X
ISBN-13:
9780226037721
Language:
English
Pages:
232
Weight:
340.19 gm

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