The Nevada Water Law of 1913: A Populist Response to Progressivism.

During the latter half of the 19th century, Americans who settled the arid West needed to compromise with their populist notions of individualism derived from the Jeffersonian ethic of the early 19th century and adopt progressive communitarian practices in order to provide water by means of irrigati...

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Published in:	American Journal of Economics & Sociology Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 621 - 648
Main Author:	McFarlane, Richard A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell May2019
Subjects:	Progressivism Communism & individualism Communitarianism Populism Water laws
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