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Between State and Nation; regional organizations of the United States

Title
Between State and Nation; regional organizations of the United States [by] Martha Derthick, with the assistance of Gary Bombardier.
Author
Derthick, Martha.
Publication
Washington, Brookings Institution [1974]

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Additional Authors
Bombardier, Gary
Description
ix, 242 pages; 23 cm
Summary
Study of the regional planning authorities in the USA and their administrative aspects - classifies and compares the various regional organizations, and makes an evaluation of their efficiency in performing public services on a regional level scale (incl. In developing areas) and in furthering the decentralization of public administration, etc. References.
Subject
  • Federal government > United States > Case studies
  • Regionalism > United States > Case studies
  • Regional planning > United States > Case studies
  • Federal government
  • Regional planning
  • Regionalism
  • Föderalismus
  • Federale regering
  • Regionale overheden
  • regional planning
  • administrative aspect
  • evaluation
  • efficiency
  • public service
  • regional level
  • developing area
  • decentralization
  • public administration
  • planification régionale
  • aspect administratif
  • évaluation
  • efficacité
  • services publics
  • niveau régional
  • zone de développement
  • décentralisation
  • administration publique
  • planificación regional
  • aspecto administrativo
  • evaluación
  • eficiencia
  • servicios públicos
  • nivel regional
  • zona en desarrollo
  • descentralización
  • administración pública
  • United States
  • USA
  • USA
  • Etats-Unis
  • Estados Unidos
Genre/Form
  • Case studies
  • reference.
  • Case studies.
  • Études de cas.
  • référence bibliographique.
  • referencia.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The logic of regional organization -- The Tennessee Valley Authority -- The Delaware River Basin Commission -- The Appalachian Regional Commission -- The Title V commissions for regional economic development -- The Title II commissions for river basin planning -- Federal regional councils -- Action on a regional scale -- Rederal coordination -- Decentralization -- Conclusions -- Appendix: the organizations.
ISBN
  • 0815718128
  • 9780815718123
  • 081571811X
  • 9780815718116
LCCN
74000727
OCLC
  • ocm00803698
  • 803698
  • SCSB-386389
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library