CITY OF DISORDER by Alex S. Vitale ( 9780814788189 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

Item Details

Title:

CITY OF DISORDER
HOW THE QUALITY OF LIFE CAMPAIGN TRANSFORMED NEW YORK POLITICS

By:

Alex S. Vitale

Format:

Paperback

List price:

£25.99

Our price:

£22.09

Discount:

15% off

You save:

£3.90

ISBN 10:

0814788181

ISBN 13:

9780814788189

Availability:

Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.

Delivery rates

Stock:

Currently 0 available

Publisher:

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 March, 2009

Pages:

252

Description:

Explains why Republicans have won the last four New York mayoral elections and what the long-term impact Giuliani's 'zero tolerance' method has been on a city historically known for its liberalism.

Synopsis:

2009 Association of American University Presses Award for Jacket DesignIn the 1990s, improving the quality of life became a primary focus and a popular catchphrase of the governments of New York and many other American cities. Faced with high levels of homelessness and other disorders associated with a growing disenfranchised population, then mayor Rudolph Giuliani led New York's zero tolerance campaign against what was perceived to be an increase in disorder that directly threatened social and economic stability. In a traditionally liberal city, the focus had shifted dramatically from improving the lives of the needy to protecting the welfare of the middle and upper classes-a decidedly neoconservative move.In City of Disorder, Alex S. Vitale analyzes this drive to restore moral order which resulted in an overhaul of the way New York views such social problems as prostitution, graffiti, homelessness, and panhandling. Through several fascinating case studies of New York neighborhoods and an in-depth look at the dynamics of the NYPD and of the city's administration itself, Vitale explains why Republicans have won the last four New York mayoral elections and what the long-term impact Giuliani's zero tolerance method has been on a city historically known for its liberalism.

Publication:

Imprint:

New York University Press

Returns:

Returnable

Some other items by this author:

CITY OF DISORDER (HB)

END OF POLICING (PB)

THE END OF POLICING

THE END OF POLICING (HB)