Follow the money:who controls New York City mayors?

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Weikart Lynne A., 1943-
Published: State University of New York Press,
Publisher Address: Albany
Publication Dates: c2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xi, 194 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9781438425320 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1438425325 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: D771
CLC: D771.232
Call Number: D771.232/W421
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-182) and index.
Introduction -- Theories about urban political power and financial elites -- LaGuardia and the Great Depression -- The prelude to the 1975 fiscal crisis -- Mayor Abe Beame and the 1975 fiscal crisis (1974-1978) -- Mayor Ed Koch and the unremitting 1975 fiscal crisis (1978-1990) -- Mayor David Dinkins and the 1989 fiscal crisis (1990-1994) -- Mayor Rudy Giuliani's first term and the ongoing fiscal crisis (1994-2002) -- Mayor Mike Bloomberg after 9/11 (2002-present) -- Conclusion.