Defining democracy electoral reform and the struggle for power in New York City
Title:
Defining democracy electoral reform and the struggle for power in New York City
Author:
Prosterman, Daniel O.
ISBN:
9780199703470
9781299223882
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Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 276 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Introduction : the perils and promise of democratic reform -- The politics of electoral reform in New York City history -- Restructuring urban democracy amid the Great Depression -- Proportional representation and the practice of democracy in New York City -- Under the cloak of patriotism : specters of totalitarianism in city politics -- A red (in the) city hall -- The Democratic-Republican alliance and the repeal of proportional representation -- Epilogue : repeal's aftermath.
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