How local politics shape federal policy : business, power, and the environment in twentieth-century Los Angeles / Sarah S. Elkind.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elkind, Sarah S., 1963-

Series:

Luther H. Hodges, Jr. and Luther H. Hodges, Sr. series on business, society, & the state

The Luther H. Hodges Jr. and Luther H. Hodges Sr. series on business, society, and the state

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Economic policy.

California--Economic policy--20th century.

California.

California--Politics and government--20th century.

Environmental policy--California.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

xii, 267 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2011]

Contents:

Introduction: business interests, special interests, and the public interest

Oil and water : the public and the private on southern California beaches, 1920-1950

Influence through cooperation : the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and air pollution control in Los Angeles, 1943-1954

Flood control and political exclusion at Whittier Narrows, 1938-1948

Private power at Hoover dam : utilities, government power, and political realism, 1920-1928

The triumph of localism : the rejection of national water planning in 1950

Conclusion : small government and big business in the mid-twentieth century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807834893

0807834890

OCLC:

696318383