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ISBN0226267911
Pages376
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Mayors and Money: Fiscal Policy in New York and Chicago

Ester R. Fuchs
The University of Chicago Press

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.

About the Author

Ester R. Fuchs is an American academic. She is Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. Fuchs studied at Queens College, CUNY, Brown University, and the University of Chicago.