Changing New York City Politics - Softcover

Arian, Asher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415904218 ISBN 13: 9780415904216

Publisher: Routledge, 1991

Synopsis

Exploration of New York City politics with numerous figures, notes, appendices, bibliography, index, 247 pages.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

In this analysis of how David Dinkins became New York City's first black mayor, the authors, members of the Wagner Institute of the City University of New York, recount that New York has been victimized by the forces of deindustrialization, white flight, ethnic and racial tensions, class polarization and financial disaster. Dinkins's victory was predicated on a unique set of circumstances, including the length of his predecessor Edward I. Koch's incumbency and the rampant corruption that became apparent late in his administration. The authors argue that Dinkins was able to defeat Koch in the primary and Rudolph Giuliani in the general election because of support from Latino voters and from white voters who characterize themselves as "very liberal." The other message of the book is that New York is less black, more Latino, less Protestant, and more Catholic and Jewish--and more liberal--than other large American cities, which in turn are more liberal politically than the rest of the country. Useful as it may be for specialists, this dry and repetitive volume drains the color out of New York's rough-and-tumble political wars.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal:

The authors, affiliated with the Wagner Institute of CUNY, seek to isolate and interpret the underlying factors that led to the narrow victory of David Dinkins in the 1989 mayoralty race in New York City; he is the first African American to win that prize. Their research findings, based on voter polling, show that while race may seem the obvious explanation, Dinkins's 47,000-vote victory margin was also based on the support he got from white liberals, Latinos, and even a significant number of white, ethnic Catholics. They find evidence of the reemergence of New York's historic alliance between liberal whites, blacks, and Hispanics, but this time led by blacks. The technical appendixes on polling techniques are useful for research on voter behavior. Suitable for academic urban affairs collections.
- Harry Frumerman, formerly with Hunter Coll., CUNY
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0415904218
• ISBN 13: 9780415904216
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 249