653

Public Works

Scope Note

Government construction of dams, reservoirs, canals, ship channels, railways, highways, sewers, and public buildings; method of accomplishment (e.g., by labor drafts, by contract with private entrepreneurs); public works policies (e.g., to relieve unemployment, to increase public revenues); maintenance of public works; etc.

Broader Term
650 Government Activities
Related Terms
185 Cultural Goals
312 Water Supply
331 Construction
344 Public Structures
364 Refuse Disposal And Sanitary Facilities
466 Labor Relations
499 Highway And Railway Construction
503 Waterways Improvements
667 Political Machines
746 Public Assistance
Use Fors
Construction by the government
Dams (government construction)
Maintenance of public works
Reservoirs (public works)
Identifier
653

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