Crisis in the Making: The Political Economy of New York State Since 1945

by Peter D. McClelland and Alan L. Magdovitz

Book Overview

This book examines in detail the fiscal and more general economic crisis of New York State and City. The authors show that the crisis was as much the fruit of political manoeuvering as it was the outcome of long-term economic trends and fiscal ineptitude. The book examines the roots of fiscal excesses and economic retardation and explores the interaction of fiscal and economic factors that ultimately imperiled the credit rating of the Empire State...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521105536
• ISBN13: 9780521105538
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"