Mayors and money : fiscal policy in New York and Chicago / Ester R. Fuchs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fuchs, Ester Rachel, 1951-

Series:

American politics and political economy.

American politics and political economy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Budget--New York (State)--New York.

Budget.

Budget--Illinois--Chicago.

Fiscal policy--New York (State)--New York.

Fiscal policy.

Fiscal policy--Illinois--Chicago.

Municipal finance--United States.

Municipal finance.

Intergovernmental fiscal relations--United States.

Intergovernmental fiscal relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chicago and New York share similar backgrounds but have had strikingly different fates. Tracing their fortunes from the 1930's to the present day, Ester R. Fuchs examines key policy decisions which have influenced the political structures of these cities and guided them into, or clear of, periods of economic crisis.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Toward a Political Theory of the Urban Fiscal Crisis

2. Fiscal Crisis and Fiscal Stress: A Comparative Perspective

3. Depression-Era Fiscal Crises: Political Lessons for Urban Policymakers

4. City Budgets and the Urban Fiscal Condition: Trends in Expenditures

5. City Budgets and the Urban Fiscal Condition: Trends in Revenue and Debt

6. Intergovernmental Relations, Legal Arrangements and the Urban Fiscal Policy Process

7. Interest Groups, the Political Party, and the Urban Fiscal Policy Process

8. Conclusion

Appendix A: Mayoral Administrations

Appendix B: Some Methodological Issues

Appendix C: Census Data Categories

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-347) and index.

ISBN:

9786612537660

9781282537668

1282537660

9780226267937

0226267938

OCLC:

593282093