Investigation and Responsibility : Public Responsibility in the United States, 1865-1900 (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Public responsibility; 2. Theory and practice; 3. Public responsibility and the law; 4. The charities of the State; 5. The boards of public health; 6. The bureaus of labour statistics; 7. The railroad commissions; 8. Toward the future; Appendices; Essay on sources and historiography; Bibliography; Index.