Know Los Angeles County
Language: English
Published by Los Angeles County Board Of Supervisors / Los Angeles County Chamber Of Commerce, Los Angeles Ca, 1939
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
AbeBooks seller since August 25, 1999
Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 139.73
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80 Pp. Orange Card Covers. Light Usage; Stamp Of Pasadena Area Manufacturer Thermador Electrical Mfg. Promotional Booklet Tellingly Co-Published By The County Government And The County Chamber Of Commerce, An Example Of How Closely They Are Associatedr. Largely A List Of City Descriptions And Economic Facts. On Rear Cover, The Coc Quotes From The 1939-By-Laws "The Purpose Of This Organization Is To Promote The Economic Welfare And Happiness Of All The People Of This Community By Sponsoring And Encouraging The Production And Distribution Of More Goods And More Services For More People, By The Generation Of More Jobs For Workers And By Conserving And Increasing Community Resources". Unfortunately This Is Accomplished In Fact By Increasing The Value Of Business Investments And Activity Rather Than By Improving Education, Health, Cleanliness, Quiet, Attractiveness, Ecological Soundness, Renewable Water And Energy Resources, Or Indeed Anything Else That Comes To Mind When Thinking Of The Common Welfare, But This Simple Fact Escapes The Mindset Of The Los Angeles Mentality Which Is, After All, Essentially A Real Estate Speculation Enabled By Elected Politicians Without Serious, Comprehensive Education In Public Administration Or Indeed Anything Else.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Know Los Angeles County
- Author
- Dunkerley, Wm. J. , Under Direction Of Leonard E. Read
- Publisher
- Los Angeles County Board Of Supervisors / Los Angeles County Chamber Of Commerce, Los Angeles Ca
- Publication year
- 1939
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- California: Los Angeles and Vicinity, Genealogy, Family History, Local History, and Biographical DIctionaries
Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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