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How Local Politics Shape Federal Policy

- Business, Power, and the Environment in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles

About How Local Politics Shape Federal Policy

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. Elkind shows that business groups secured their political power by providing Los Angeles authorities with much-needed services.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781469618975
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 288
  • Published:
  • August 29, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 140x216x20 mm.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: November 17, 2024

Description of How Local Politics Shape Federal Policy

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. Elkind shows that business groups secured their political power by providing Los Angeles authorities with much-needed services.

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