How Local Politics Shape Federal Policy
Author | : Sarah S. Elkind |
Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807834893 |
ISBN-13 | : 0807834890 |
Rating | : 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Download or read book How Local Politics Shape Federal Policy written by Sarah S. Elkind and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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