New York Unbound
The City and the Politics of the Future
1. Edition December 1988
232 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
New York Unbound is a critical examination of the problems
and prospects of New York City as it approaches the twenty-first
century and a call to arms for a new infusion of energy and
creativity in charting its future. As the authors take stock of the
city's remarkable resources, they build the argument that the
wellsprings of New York's continuing prosperity reside not in
further regulation, taxation, subsidization, and political
intransigence, but rather in the release of market forces as the
stimulant to further growth and greater prosperity and opportunity.
From the creation of better housing to the streamlining of
social services, the lessons proffered in New York Unbound will
have implications not only for the future of the world's greatest
city, but for every city attempting to grapple with the challenges
of the future.
About the Authors ix
Introduction 1
1 New York Unbound 7
2 New York's Economic Renaissance 30
3 The New New Yorkers 54
4 Getting Around New York 73
5 Clearing the Regulatory Clutter 93
6 Considering Privatization 109
7 Shaping the Face of New York 127
8 A Social Service System to End Dependency 141
9 Making the Schools Work 153
10 Easing the Housing Crisis 170
11 Reforming the Political System 187
12 Looking Backward--and Forward 203
Index 219