Power Failure: New York City Politics & Policy Since 1960
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Book Overview
New York City's municipal government is the largest and most complex in the nation, perhaps in the world. Its annual operating budget is now a staggering $29 billion a year, plus it has a capital budget of $4 billion more. The city and its various agencies employ approximately 360,000 full-time workers. The Office of the Mayor alone employs some 1,600 people (and spends some $135 million). And the Police Department boasts a small army of over 25,000...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195044274
ISBN13:9780195044270
Release Date:April 1993
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:416 Pages
Weight:1.75 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.5" x 9.6"
Customer Reviews
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Excellent introduction to New york City politics
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book is absolutely indispensable to anyone who is doing scholarly work on new York city politics and government. It is written in a very accessible style, lively yet informative. The book is nearly encyclopedic in its scope. The best chapters have to do with campaign financing and municipal elections.
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