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Book SynopsisDemonstrates the significance of expertise as a potential source of change in American politics and policy, and of each city's electoral and administrative organizations as mediating institutions within a national system of urban political economies. This book draws on original research and quantitative analysis of electoral data.
Trade Review"For those who believe that we can only understand urban politics today by knowing yesterday's outcomes, Finegold's careful blend of historical understanding and empirical analysis is an important contribution to the literature."--Journal of Politics "For those who believe that we can only understand urban politics today by knowing yesterday's outcomes, Finegold's careful blend of historical understanding and empirical analysis is an important contribution to the literature."--Journal of Politics "A provocative, well-researched, and well-written book on a topic of enduring interest."--Choice
Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPt. IRethinking Reform1Ch. 1Machine Politics and Reform Politics3Ch. 2Incorporating Experts15Pt. IINew York: From Traditional Reform to Progressivism33Ch. 3Seth Low and Traditional Reform35Ch. 4Hearst, McClellan, and Gaynor: Municipal Populism and the Tammany Response45Ch. 5John Purroy Mitchel and the Politics of Municipal Research54Pt. IIICleveland: From Municipal Populism to Progressivism69Ch. 6McKissonism and the "Muny"73Ch. 7Tom Johnson: Municipal Populism in Power82Ch. 8Newton Baker's Progressive Coalition101Pt. IVChicago: The Failure of Progressivism119Ch. 9Carter Harrison versus Reform123Ch. 10Edward Dunne: Municipal Populism and Party Factionalism138Ch. 11Busse, Merriam, and the Bureau of Public Efficiency151Pt. VConclusions169Ch. 12Progressivism, Electoral Change, and Public Policy171Appendix185Notes189Bibliography229Index253
