How Local Politics Shape Federal Policy Business, Power, and the Environment in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles |
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| Author:
| Elkind, Sarah S. |
| Series title: | The Luther H. Hodges Jr. and Luther H. Hodges Sr. Series on Business, Entrepreneurship, and Public Policy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3489-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Focusing on five Los Angeles environmental policy debates between 1920 and 1950, Sarah Elkind investigates how practices in American municipal government gave business groups political legitimacy at the local level as well as unanticipated influence over federal politics.
Focusing on five Los Angeles environmental policy debates between 1920 and 1950, Sarah Elkind investigates how practices in American municipal government gave business groups political legitimacy at the local level as well as unanticipated influence over federal politics.