The Road to Inequality: How the Federal Highway Program Polarized America and Undermined Cities

ISBN-13: 9781108417594 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 186 str.

Clayton Nall

Opis

Shows how highways facilitated the sorting of Democrats and Republicans along urban-suburban lines, polarizing the politics of metropolitan development.

Recenzje

'… is a useful addition to the historical literature on the Interstates … Nall's book is worthwhile reading, both for its insights concerning connections between Interstate highways to politics in [the] United States.' Bruce Seely, H-FedHist

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. How highways facilitate partisan geographic sorting; 3. Highways polarize metropolitan political geography; 4. Transportation becomes a partisan issue; 5. Implications for transportation policymaking; 6. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.