City of Disorder
How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics
2009 Association of American University Presses Award for Jacket DesignIn 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 improving the lives of the needy to protecting the welfar…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8147-8820-2
- EAN: 9780814788202
- Produktnummer: 21433424
- Verlag: Princeton University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'510 KB
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Alex S. Vitale
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