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The Legacy of the Re Engineering of the United States
The tennesse valle authority act established, effectively, a federally funded utility. It was essentially an agency that would use the power of the state to electrify and develop the tennessee valley. On one hand, it succeeded in regional development. Life expectancy improved. All outcomes ed remarkably so actually, that the tenn Tennessee valley authority became a model for the rest of the world. And then eventually you end up with lawns all over arizona, nevada and california. That's simply not sustainable. Mabe writes: "We've built a system that is not sustainable"
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