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.

Identifier

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