U.S. Department of Transportation: A Reference History
Author:   Donald R. Whitnah
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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9780313283406


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   26 January 1998
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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U.S. Department of Transportation: A Reference History


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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.

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Author:   Donald R. Whitnah
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780313283406


ISBN 10:   0313283400
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   26 January 1998
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface The Road to DOT Gerald Ford and Deregulation Debate in 1978 Federal Railroad Administration Highway Controls Scrutiny of Trucking ICC's Legacy On the Waterways Universities and Aviation DOT-FAA, Stormy Years Progress with Problems Reflections-Conclusions Biographical Profiles Bibliography Index

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Author Information

DONALD R. WHITNAH is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Northern Iowa. His other works include Safer Skyways (1967), Salzburg Under Siege (Greenwood, 1991), The American Occupation of Austria (Greenwood, 1985), and Government Agencies (Greenwood, 1983).

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