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The Rise of the Public Authority
Gail Radford
其他書名
Statebuilding and Economic Development in Twentieth-Century America
出版University of Chicago Press, 2013-07-19
主題History / GeneralHistory / United States / 20th CenturyPolitical Science / American Government / LocalPolitical Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban DevelopmentBusiness & Economics / Infrastructure
ISBN9780226037691022603769X
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=SAmHrMXCCqsC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.