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A Phoenix in the Ashes
The Rise and Fall of the Koch Coalition in New York City Politics
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John Hull Mollenkopf
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English
Published/Copyright:
1992
About this book
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.
Author / Editor information
John Hull Mollenkopf is Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Reviews
"[A] first-rate study of the ascendancy and collapse of the Koch coalition.... Mollenkopf traces the arabesque of race, class, ethnicity, labor, religion, and policy payoffs ... that defined politics in what he terms a 'post-industrial' city.... Essential for understanding today's bitter Big Apple social politics."
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eBook published on:
April 13, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9780691228204
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320
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26 tables 7 maps
eBook ISBN:
9780691228204
Keywords for this book
Ed Koch; Politics; Voting; Politician; Local government; Employment; Tax; Political science; Martin Shefter; Real estate development; Puerto Ricans; Urban politics; Borough president; David Dinkins; Funding; Public policy; General election; Private sector; Middle class; Trade union; Political campaign; Urbanization; The Establishment; Economic inequality; Regular Democratic Organization; Political culture; Deputy mayor; Defection; Political agenda; Recession; Party leader; Jews; District Council 37; Political entrepreneur; Ballot; Welfare; Comptroller; Activism; Tax incidence; Exit poll; Liberalism; Economic growth; Debt; Political party; Conservative coalition; Herman Badillo; Government; Community organization; Economic restructuring; Voter registration; New York (state); Racism; Abraham Beame; Accounting; Citizens Budget Commission; John Lindsay; Political machine; Urban renewal; Housing authority; Advertising; Nonprofit organization; Tammany Hall; Robert F. Wagner; Capitalism; Incumbent; Constituency (France); Tax revenue; Management consulting; Economy; Advocacy group
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
