Power Plays: Critical Events in the Institutionalization of the Tennessee Valley AuthorityState University of New York Press, 1996 M12 20 - 367 pages CHOICE 1997 Outstanding Academic Books Power Plays provides a conflict model of organizational behavior based on a historical reanalysis of the creation and early development of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from its origins as a World War I munitions plant to its consolidation as the largest electric utility in the United States. It also examines Philip Selznick's classic work, TVA and the Grass Roots. The book shows how the interactions among the Depression, New Deal politics, the promise of electricity, and diverse ideologies with the strategic and tactical maneuvers of a policy network explain the institutionalization of the TVA. |
Contents
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Tennessee Valley Authority As a Contingent Event | 22 |
The Roots of Tennessee Valley Authority | 46 |
The Tennessee Valley Authority | 85 |
Public Interest Conflicts | 147 |
Tennessee Valley Authority As a Microcosm of Society | 155 |
Power Pooling and Reappointment | 192 |
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