ISBN: 9780812206883

Since its opening in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge has become an icon for the beauty and prosperity of the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as a symbol of engineering achievement. Construct… Mehr…

Since its opening in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge has become an icon for the beauty and prosperity of the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as a symbol of engineering achievement. Constructing the bridge posed political and financial challenges that were at least as difficult as those faced by the project's builders. To meet these challenges, northern California boosters created a new kind of agency: an autonomous, self-financing special district. The Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District developed into a powerful organization that shaped the politics and government of the Bay Area as much as the bridge shaped its physical development.From the moment of the bridge district's incorporation in 1928, its managers pursued their own agenda. They used all the resources at their disposal to preserve their control over the bridge, cultivating political allies, influencing regional policy, and developing an ambitious public relations program. Undaunted by charges of mismanagement and persistent efforts to turn the bridge (as well as its lucrative tolls) over to the state, the bridge district expanded into mass transportation, taking on ferry and bus operations to ensure its survival to this day.Drawing on previously unavailable archives, Paying the Toll gives us an inside view of the world of high-stakes development, cronyism, and bureaucratic power politics that have surrounded the Golden Gate Bridge since its inception. Local Power, Regional Politics, and the Golden Gate Bridge University of Pennsylvania Press Development Economics American History; Public Policy; Political Science; American Studies; Political Science; Public Policy; Business; Economics 9780812222784 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Economics, University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.<

ISBN: 9780812206883

Since its opening in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge has become an icon for the beauty and prosperity of the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as a symbol of engineering achievement. Construct… Mehr…

Since its opening in 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge has become an icon for the beauty and prosperity of the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as a symbol of engineering achievement. Constructing the bridge posed political and financial challenges that were at least as difficult as those faced by the project's builders. To meet these challenges, northern California boosters created a new kind of agency: an autonomous, self-financing special district. The Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District developed into a powerful organization that shaped the politics and government of the Bay Area as much as the bridge shaped its physical development.From the moment of the bridge district's incorporation in 1928, its managers pursued their own agenda. They used all the resources at their disposal to preserve their control over the bridge, cultivating political allies, influencing regional policy, and developing an ambitious public relations program. Undaunted by charges of mismanagement and persistent efforts to turn the bridge (as well as its lucrative tolls) over to the state, the bridge district expanded into mass transportation, taking on ferry and bus operations to ensure its survival to this day.Drawing on previously unavailable archives, Paying the Toll gives us an inside view of the world of high-stakes development, cronyism, and bureaucratic power politics that have surrounded the Golden Gate Bridge since its inception.; PDF; Politics, Philosphy & Religion > Politics & government > Public administration, University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.<

ISBN: 9780812206883

Drawing on previously unavailable archives, Paying the Toll describes the high-stakes struggles for control of the Golden Gate Bridge, and offers a rare inside look at the powerful and se… Mehr…

Drawing on previously unavailable archives, Paying the Toll describes the high-stakes struggles for control of the Golden Gate Bridge, and offers a rare inside look at the powerful and secretive agency that built a regional transportation empire with its toll revenue. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Development,Economic Development, eBooks.com<

ISBN: 9780812206883

Paying the Toll ab 27.99 € als pdf eBook: Local Power, Regional Politics, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft, https://medi… Mehr…

Paying the Toll ab 27.99 € als pdf eBook: Local Power, Regional Politics, and the Golden Gate Bridge. Aus dem Bereich: eBooks, Fachthemen & Wissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft, https://media.hugendubel.de/shop/coverscans/187/18723709_9780812206883_big.jpg<

2011, ISBN: 9780812206883

Local Power, Regional Politics, and the Golden Gate Bridge, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), [PU: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.], University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2011