New Deal Planning: The National Resources Planning Board

ISBN-13: 9781617260544 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 383 str.

Marion Clawson

Opis

This volume is part of the collection which brings back landmark books published by Resources for the Future throughout its nearly 60-year history as the pre-eminent research institution devoted exclusively to environmental issues.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 An Overview; Part 1 Origin and Setting; Chapter 2 The Situation From Which the Board Arose; Chapter 3 Predecessors of the Board; Part 2 History, Organization, Operation; Chapter 4 The Evolution of the Board and Its Predecessor Agencies; Chapter 5 Actors in the Board's Operations; Chapter 6 Organization, Structure, and Functioning; Chapter 7 The Roles Played by the Board; Part 3 Substantive Fields and Activities; Chapter 8 NRPB Reports Concerning Natural Resources; Chapter 9 NRPB Reports Concerning People and Their Lives; Chapter 10 NRPB Economic Inquiries and Reports; Chapter 11 NRPB Concerns With Transportation and Urban Structure; Chapter 12 NRPB Reports on Planning; Chapter 13 The NRPB as War and Postwar Planner; Part 4 The NRPB in the Structure of American Government; Chapter 14 The NRPB in Relation to State and Regional Planning Organizations; Chapter 15 The NRPB and Other Executive Branch Agencies; Chapter 16 The NRPB and FDR; Chapter 17 The NRPB and Congress; Part 5 Demise and Legacy; Chapter 18 Why and How Congress Killed the NRPB; Chapter 19 How Hard Did FDR Fight to Save the NRPB?; Chapter 20 The Legacy; Chapter 21 An Appraisal; Chapter 22 Does the United States Need a Reconstituted NRPB Today?;

O autorze

Marion Clawson