A Phoenix in the Ashes the Rise & Fall of the Koch Coalition in New York City Politics (Paper)

John Hull Mollenkopf

ISBN 10: 069103673X / ISBN 13: 9780691036731

Published by Princeton Univ Pr, 1994

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reprint edition. 307 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Phoenix in the Ashes the Rise & Fall of the Koch Coalition in New York City Politics (Paper)
• Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 069103673X
• ISBN 13: 9780691036731
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.33 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

John Hull Mollenkopf is Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.