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Water and American GovernmentThe Reclamation Bureau, National Water Policy, and the West, 1902-1935$
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Water and American Government: The Reclamation Bureau, National Water Policy, and the West, 1902-1935

Donald Pisani

Print publication date: 2002

Print ISBN-13: 9780520230309

Published to California Scholarship Online: March 2012

DOI: 10.1525/california/9780520230309.001.0001

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Conclusion

Conclusion

Retrospect and Significance

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(p.272) 10 Conclusion
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Water and American Government
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Donald J. Pisani

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University of California Press
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520230309.003.0010

This concluding chapter summarizes the relevant points on the Reclamation Act and the federal water policies. It states that from 1902 until 1935, the federal water policies showed consistent attitudes toward nature. These policies aimed to change “natural resources” into manageable, measurable, and predictable units, as well as products that could be sold, traded, and bought. It then identifies several constraints that limited the scope and scale of water projects, including the absence of markets for power. It also introduces the concept of continental imperialism and studies the significance of the Federal Reclamation. American federalism and the idea of planned settlement are also discussed.

Keywords:   Reclamation Act, federal water policy, natural resources, constraints, water projects, markets for power, continental imperialism, Federal Reclamation, American federalism, planned settlement

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