TVA and the Grass Roots: A Study of Politics and Organization |
Contents
The Idea of a Grass Roots Administration | 19 |
The Functions and Dilemmas of Official Doctrine | 47 |
The Construction | 85 |
TVA and the Farm Leadership Continued | 101 |
Integration of TVA and extensionservice programs | 129 |
Relations to the Farm Bureau | 141 |
LandUse Policy and the Character of | 181 |
Fanaticism and administrative decision | 205 |
The Voluntary Association at the End Point | 217 |
CONCLUSION | 230 |
Sociological directives | 250 |
The coöptative mechanism | 259 |
Published Sources | 267 |
Other editions - View all
TVA and the Grass Roots: A Study of Politics and Organization Philip Selznick,Jonathan Simon No preview available - 2011 |
TVA and the Grass Roots: A Study of Politics and Organization Philip Selznick No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
action activities adjustment administrative agricul Agricultural Adjustment Administration agricultural program Agricultural Relations Department American Farm Bureau Authority's basic Board character commitments Common Mooring consequences constituency controversy coöperatives coöptative coördination county agent decentralized decision democracy democratic Department of Agriculture Director discretion effect established execution existing extension service Farm Bureau Federation farmers federal agencies federal government foresters Forestry functions grass-roots approach grass-roots policy H. A. Morgan idea initiative institutions interests involved land-grant colleges land-use leadership Lilienthal means ment method Muscle Shoals objectives operation organization organizational participation personnel phosphate planning political pressure problem protective strip public ownership regional agency relationships representative reservoir responsibility role rural sess significant social Soil Conservation Service structure Tennessee River Tennessee Valley Authority test-demonstration program tion tive TVA agricultural TVA agriculturists TVA officials TVA staff TVA's U. S. Department University of Tennessee voluntary associations