Where does the regulatory power lie? Transportation and federalism before World War I -- World War I and the internationalization of American aviation policy -- Debating the administrative framework for federal control -- The struggle for legislation -- The need for regulatory compatibility -- Shattered expectations : an air convention for the western hemisphere.
Summary:
"This work is a history of US aviation regulation in the interwar period of the early twentieth century. The author presents the Air Commerce Act as the institutionalization of a specific American regulatory ideology that arose in response to the technological nature of the airplane, the US Constitution, and the Paris Convention of 1919"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Hagley library studies in business, technology, and politics
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