U.S. Department of Transportation - A Reference History (Hardcover, New)

Tracing the antecedents and the creation of the U.S. Department of Transportation, this work assesses its role in both the control of transportation and the encouragement of big businesses in the industry. The U.S. government has struggled for over a century with the complex issue of transportation regulation. The prevailing view from the 1880s until recently was to consider private transportation a public utility, which led to the creation of the DOT in 1966. This work covers much of the regulation/deregulation debates from Hoover to the Nixon presidencies, and focuses on the bipartisan crescendo for deregulation led by Gerald Ford and Edward Kennedy. Whitnah also analyzes the heated debate over airline deregulation that resumed in the Carter years and continues to have an impact today.

General

Imprint:	Greenwood Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Donald R. Whitnah
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	248
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-313-28340-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > General Books > History > General
LSN:	0-313-28340-0
Barcode:	9780313283406

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