Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A PHOENIX IN THE ASHES
5. One Introduction 1
6. Two How to Study Urban Political Power 23
7. Three The Postindustrial Transformation of New York City 44
8. Four The Rules of the Game in New York City Politics 69
9. Five Forging the Koch Coalition 100
10. Six The Exercise of Power — Who Got What and Why 129
11. Seven The Fall of the Koch Coalition 165
12. Eight The Koch Era in Perspective 190
13. Afterword 209
14. Notes 229
15. References 271
16. Index 289