Mayor Michael Bloomberg : The Limits of Power /

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"This book explores Michael Bloomberg's mayoral successes and failures through the prism of the challenges he faced from several sources: the boundaries of municipal power imposed by the external constraints of state government, the limits imposed by federal and state courts, the internal...

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Main Author: Weikart, Lynne A., 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] Cornell University Press 2021
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bloomberg, Michael
Bloomberg, Michael.
Urban policy
State-local relations
Politics and government
Municipal government
Mayors
Federal-city relations
Urban policy > New York (State) > New York.
Federal-city relations > New York (State) > New York.
State-local relations > New York (State) > New York.
Mayors > New York (State) > New York.
Municipal government > New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York
New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > 1951-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : External and Internal Limitations on Mayoral Power
  • Bloomberg's Place in Urban Theory and the City's History
  • Bloomberg's Multifaceted Approach to Governance
  • Financing the City
  • Growing the City and Protecting the Environment
  • The Staggering Growth in Homelessness
  • The Lack of Low-Income Housing
  • Bloomberg's Anti-Poverty Initiatives
  • Successes and Failures in Educational Reform
  • Crime and Punishment
  • Conclusion : The Bloomberg Legacy

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