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City of disorder : how the quality of life campaign transformed New York politics /
2009 Association of American University Presses Award for Jacket Design. In the 1990s, improving the quality of life became a primary focus and a popular catchphrase of the governments of New York and many other American cities. Faced with high levels of homelessness and other disorders associated w...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
New York University Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 2009 Association of American University Presses Award for Jacket Design. In the 1990s, improving the quality of life became a primary focus and a popular catchphrase of the governments of New York and many other American cities. Faced with high levels of homelessness and other disorders associated with a growing disenfranchised population, then mayor Rudolph Giuliani led New York's zero tolerance campaign against what was perceived to be an increase in disorder that directly threatened social and economic stability. In a traditionally liberal city, the focus had shifted dramatically from impro. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 231 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814788202 0814788203 9780814788417 0814788416 |