Mayors and Money : Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago

by Fuchs, Ester R.

• ISBN13: 9780226267913
• ISBN10: 0226267911
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-03-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

Chicago and New York share similar backgrounds but have had strikingly different fates. Tracing their fortunes from the 1930s to the present day, Ester R. Fuchs examines key policy decisions which have influenced the political structures of these cities and guided them into, or clear of, periods of economic crisis.

Author Biography

Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Toward a Political Theory of the Urban Fiscal Crisis	1	(16)
Fiscal Crisis and Fiscal Stress: A Comparative Perspective	17	(23)
Depression-Era Fiscal Crises: Political Lessons for Urban Policymakers	40	(54)
City Budgets and the Urban Fiscal Condition: Trends in Expenditures	94	(53)
City Budgets and the Urban Fiscal Condition: Trends in Revenue and Debt	147	(32)
Intergovernmental Relations, Legal Arrangements and the Urban Fiscal Policy Process	179	(51)
Interest Groups, the Political Party, and the Urban Fiscal Policy Process	230	(43)
Conclusion	273	(18)
Appendix A: Mayoral Administrations	291	(2)
Appendix B: Some Methodological Issues	293	(2)
Appendix C: Census Data Categories	295	(12)
Notes	307	(20)
Bibliography	327	(22)
Index	349