Building Gotham

Building Gotham
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 0801870739
ISBN-13 : 9780801870736
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Book Synopsis Building Gotham by : Keith D. Revell

Download or read book Building Gotham written by Keith D. Revell and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-01-21 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economists experimented with new approaches to financing urban infrastructure. Architects and planners wrestled with the problems of skyscraper regulation and regional growth. These issues of city-building and institutional change involved more than the familiar push and pull of interest groups or battles between bosses, reformers, immigrants, and natives.


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