CUSHMAN, ROBERT E. The Independent Regulatory Commissions. Pp. xiv, 780. New York: Oxford University Press, 1941. $5.00

• Date: 01 May 1942
• Published date: 01 May 1942
• DOI: 10.1177/000271624222100167
• Subject Matter: Articles

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fronting the economist when he tries to
tion. Since there is no discussion of the
write an economic geography without hav-
manufacturing industries, the chapters on
ing acquainted himself thoroughly with the
transportation hang, so to speak, in mid-
geographic viewpoint. Essentially, this vol-
air. On the other hand, the book contains
ume deals with the economics of resource
very interesting chapters on such topics as
use in the United States and its depend-
the economics of the coal industry and of
encies.
Professor Ostrolenk discusses at
water power, and a good discussion of the
great length and very clearly such topics as
problems of the American farmer. Alto-
the functions of the various resources, the
gether, it is a useful book, but not an &dquo;eco-
changes in technology and production, the
nomic geography.&dquo;
effects thereof on the welfare of various
J. O. M. BROEK
occupational groups, and legislative meas-
University of California, Berkeley
ures pertaining to these problems. All these
matters have importance for economic ge-
CUSHMAN, ROBERT E. The Independent
ography, but largely belong to the periphery
Regulatory Commissions.
Pp
.
xiv, 780.
of the subject. The
New York: Oxford
core of economic geog-
University Press,
raphy, namely, the problems regarding the
1941. $5.00.
location of production and the regional dif-
This substantial volume brings together
ferentiation of economic life, are at best
a large amount of information and analyti-
hastily sketched.
cal material about Federal commissions. It
The organization of the book reveals the
is so organized as to present separate treat-
writer’s biased viewpoint. Part I bears the
ments of the Interstate Commerce Commis-
specific heading &dquo;Geography,&dquo; and gives in
sion, the Federal Reserve Board, the Fed-
merely seventy pages an account of &dquo;Man
eral Trade Commission, the United States
and Geography,&dquo; &dquo;The Geographic Back-
Maritime Commission, the Federal Power...