Follow the Money: Who Controls New York City Mayors? Book

List of Illustrations ix

Acknowledgments xi

1 Introduction 1

2 Theories about Urban Political Power and Financial Elites 7

3 LaGuardia and the Great Depression 23

4 The Prelude to the 1975 Fiscal Crisis 29

5 Mayor Abe Beame and the 1975 Fiscal Crisis (1974-1978) 39

6 Mayor Ed Koch and the Unremitting 1975 Fiscal Crisis (1978-1990) 49

7 Mayor David Dinkins and the 1989 Fiscal Crisis (1990-1994) 63

8 Mayor Rudy Giuliani's First Term and the Ongoing Fiscal Crisis (1994-2002) 87

9 Mayor Michael Bloomberg after 9/11 (2002-present) 113

10 Conclusion 135

Appendix A Expenditure Categories 145

Appendix B Constant Dollars 147

Notes 151

Bibliography 167

Index 183