'Democracy and decent drains. Investing in the Victorian city' in C Cunningham & J Anderson (eds), Hidden Iceberg of Architectural History
Details:
- Author(s) Daunton, Martin
- Publication type Chapter
- Year published 1998
- Pages pp15-29
- Publisher Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with upsurge in investment in public utilities, notable water supply and waste water disposal, in second half of the 19th century through development of 'collective action' based on acceptance of legitimacy of taxation, loans by public bodies, regulation of natural monopolies, etc