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| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Pt. I | Background and Case Studies | |
| 1 | Motivations for Municipal Multiplication in New Jersey: or, What Moved the Hands that Drew the Lines | 9 |
| 2 | Historical Context of Municipal Creation | 15 |
| 3 | Case Study of Perth Amboy's South Ward | 19 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury: The Incredible Shrinking Township | 33 |
| Pt. II | Specific Issues that Cause Division | |
| 5 | Municipalities Created by Street Fights | 47 |
| 6 | Railroad Towns: Jerkwater Depots and Real Suburbs | 61 |
| 7 | School-District Boroughs: Local Control as a Religion | 75 |
| 8 | Dry Towns versus Wet Towns: Drawing the Line at Abstinence | 89 |
| 9 | Exclusive Enclaves: The Pre-Zoning Prophylactic | 101 |
| 10 | Happy, Sad, and Interesting Origins | 112 |
| Pt. III | Factors Thwarting Consolidation and Case Studies of the Largest Cities | |
| 11 | The Effects of New Jersey's Anti-Urban Bias | 133 |
| 12 | Perth Amboy and Burlington: Capital Cities that Did Not Capitalize | 145 |
| 13 | Camden: The Missed Opportunities | 154 |
| 14 | Newark: The Mistakes | 164 |
| 15 | Jersey City: The Exploited Victim | 177 |
| Pt. IV | Correcting Yesterday's Mistakes: Is It Possible? | |
| 16 | Once the Municipal Multiplication Madness Stopped | 193 |
| 17 | Reasons for Change | 203 |
| 18 | Some Suggested Solutions | 211 |
| Conclusion | 219 | |
| Bibliography | 223 | |
| Index | 229 |
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Jeanne Hale
reviewed New Jersey's Multiple Municipal Madness on May 14, 2016
New Jersey's Multiple Municipal Madness
It wasn't bad, but there was too much focus on historical information- think Pre civil war. Everything else was informative, but there wasn't enough of the interesting and good stuff. This would be a good time to have a 2.5 star option.
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