Plutocracy And Politics In New York City

Author : Gabriel A. Almond
Publisher : Westview Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plutocracy And Politics In New York City written by Gabriel A. Almond and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of plutocracy and politics in New York City in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries poses the following central questions: What have been the consequences of the relatively rapid democratization in America for activities and attitudes of the wealthy classes and what transformations have occurred in the political and social attitudes of the wealthier classes as a result of the increasing lower-class pressures? Gabriel Almond conducted the research for his University of Chicago dissertation in 1935–1936 in New York City. The Great Depression supplied the background events and themes.

Author : Richard L. Hasen
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300216742
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plutocrats United written by Richard L. Hasen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Campaign financing is one of today’s most divisive political issues. The left asserts that the electoral process is rife with corruption. The right protests that the real aim of campaign limits is to suppress political activity and protect incumbents. Meanwhile, money flows freely on both sides. In Plutocrats United, Richard Hasen argues that both left and right avoid the key issue of the new Citizens United era: balancing political inequality with free speech. The Supreme Court has long held that corruption and its appearance are the only reasons to constitutionally restrict campaign funds. Progressives often agree but have a much broader view of corruption. Hasen argues for a new focus and way forward: if the government is to ensure robust political debate, the Supreme Court should allow limits on money in politics to prevent those with great economic power from distorting the political process.

Author : Chrystia Freeland
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101595949
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plutocrats written by Chrystia Freeland and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Financial Times Best Book of the Year Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize There has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but recently what it means to be rich has changed dramatically. Forget the 1 percent—Plutocrats proves that it is the wealthiest 0.1 percent who are outpacing the rest of us at breakneck speed. Most of these new fortunes are not inherited, amassed instead by perceptive businesspeople who see themselves as deserving victors in a cutthroat international competition. With empathy and intelligence, Plutocrats reveals the consequences of concentrating the world’s wealth into fewer and fewer hands. Propelled by fascinating original interviews with the plutocrats themselves, Plutocrats is a tour de force of social and economic history, the definitive examination of inequality in our time.

Author : Mario M. Cuomo
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Idea written by Mario M. Cuomo and published by Crown. This book was released on 1994 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Repudiating the era of "fend-for-yourself Federalism," New York State's Governor Mario Cuomo looks back over a decade in office and ahead to his state's role in the twenty-first century; in the process he creates a blueprint for restoring the promise of the American Dream not only to the people of New York State, but to all Americans." "The New York Idea embraces common sense and compassion: government using its resources to stimulate private-sector growth, then requiring those who benefit to extend in turn an increased measure of hope and opportunity to those on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder. Its application requires a realistic appreciation of the importance of the free market and an intelligent recognition of the legitimate role government can play in supporting and spurring growth." "In The New York Idea, Governor Cuomo cites real-world, politically workable instances from his own experience to reveal how such a strategy can succeed. Governor Cuomo sees New York as a microcosm of the United States, and the New York experience - its successes and its failures - instructive to citizens and elected officials - in all states, as America struggles to recover from a decade of failed national policy. The New York Idea is an unprecedented look at the practicalities and possibilities of state government, as envisioned by a sitting governor."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Gabriel Almond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 874 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plutocracy and Politics in New York City written by Gabriel Almond and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wallace Sayre
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1610446860
Total Pages : 836 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Governing New York City written by Wallace Sayre and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 1960-12-31 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This widely acclaimed study of political power in a metropolitan community portrays the political system in its entirety and in balance—and retains much of the drama, the excitement, and the special style of New York City. It discusses the stakes and rules of the city's politics, and the individuals, groups, and official agencies influencing government action.

Author : Edward V. Schneier
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501767291
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New York Politics written by Edward V. Schneier and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Politics examines aspects of state government that are often hidden in the secret sessions of the parties' legislative conferences: the closed-door budget; a complicated array of opaque agencies, authorities, and local governments; and a campaign finance system that lacks transparency. New York is unique among the American states in the existence of regional and demographic divisions, making it difficult to govern. Edward V. Schneier, Antoinette Pole, and Anthony Maniscalco bring clarity and understanding to the politics of the Empire State. This third edition of the leading textbook on New York politics combines historical, legal, statistical, and journalistic sources with the candid perspectives of legislators, lobbyists, and other public officials. Critical updates and new information include an analysis of the rise and fall of Governor Andrew Cuomo, coverage of growing demographic diversity in New York State and its government, and the impact of unified government when the legislature and executive branch are both controlled by the Democratic Party.

Author : Sven Beckert
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521524100
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Monied Metropolis written by Sven Beckert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 2001, is a comprehensive history of nineteenth-century New York City's powerful economic elite.

Author : Ralf Roth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351873075
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Who Ran the Cities? written by Ralf Roth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of who actually ran cities in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries has been increasingly debated in recent years. As well as trying to understand the distribution of political power and the rise of broad political participation, urban historians have questioned how and whether elites retained influence in municipal government. The essays in this collection provide a detailed examination of the relationship between urban elites and the exercise of 'power', bringing together economic, social and cultural history with the political history of power resources and decision-making. The volume challenges common perceptions of a monolithic urban elite by looking at specific case studies. Collectively these essays provide a more sophisticated view of the exercise of urban power as the negotiation of various elite groups defined by their economic, social, political or cultural privilege. To contribute to this complex account of the history of cities, elites, and their influence, the collection applies a range of methodological approaches to studying European and American cities, as well as the wider world.

Author : Edward Pessen
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1412833329
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Riches, Class and Power written by Edward Pessen and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: