Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics by Kim Phillips-Fein

Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics

Kim Phillips-Fein

384 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics informative fast-paced
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An epic and riveting history of New York City on the edge of disaster--and an anatomy of the politics of austerity that continues to shape the world todayWhen the news broke in 1975 that New York City was on the brink of fiscal collapse, few belie...

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