A PHOENIX IN THE ASHES by John Hull Mollenkopf ( 9780691036731 )

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Title:

A PHOENIX IN THE ASHES
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE KOCH COALITION IN NEW YORK CITY POLITICS

By:

John Hull Mollenkopf

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

069103673X

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9780691036731

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Publisher:

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

23 August, 1994

Edition:

With a New afterword by the author

Pages:

320

Description:

In the years following its near-bankruptcy in 1976 until the end of the 1980s, New York City came to epitomize the debt-driven of the Reagan era. This book asks why a city with a large minority population and a long tradition of liberalism elected a conservative mayor who promoted real-estate development and belittled minority activists.

Synopsis:

In the years following its near-bankruptcy in 1976 until the end of the 1980s, New York City came to epitomize the debt-driven, deal-oriented, economic boom of the Reagan era. Exploring the interplay between social structural change and political power during this period, John Mollenkopf asks why a city with a large minority population and a long tradition of liberalism elected a conservative mayor who promoted real-estate development and belittled minority activists. Through a careful analysis of voting patterns, political strategies of various interest groups, and policy trends, he explains how Mayor Edward Koch created a powerful political coalition and why it ultimately failed.

Illustrations:

26 tables 7 maps

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Princeton University Press

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