{"product_id":"the-cost-of-good-intentions-new-york-city-and-the-liberal-experiment-9780393331752","title":"The Cost of Good Intentions: New York City and the Liberal Experiment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is about public policy making in New York during the zenith of the great liberal experiment, from 1960, Mayor Robert Wagner's third term, through John V. Lindsay, Abraham Beame, and, finally, to Edward Koch and the inevitable return of fiscal conservatism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bigger they come the harder they fall. When New York City fell and its intricate, often exotic, budget gimmickry came unstuck, they foundations of every other large city in America shook. If we are not to relive this history it is important to learn the lessons taught so cogently and entertainingly in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles R. Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393331752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorris, Charles R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCharles R. Morris\u003c\/strong\u003e, the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Trillion Dollar Meltdown\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Tycoons\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Cost of Good Intentions\u003c\/em\u003e, has written for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40377951584371,"sku":"9.78039E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e3610b3d-42d6-49e7-9c27-dbb44779b243.jpg?v=1661262701","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-cost-of-good-intentions-new-york-city-and-the-liberal-experiment-9780393331752","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}