Fighting for the city : a history of the New York City corporation counsel / By William E. Nelson.

Author
Nelson, William E. (William Edward), 1940- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : New York Law Journal in association with the Law Department and the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, [2008], ©2008.
Description
xxi, 344 ; 24 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Notes
    Includes index.
    Contents
    • Creating the Office of Corporation Counsel 1801-1875
    • Creating the Law Department 1875-1898
    • The Law Department in Greater New York 1898-1917
    • Towards a new deal 1918-1933
    • Laguardia reform 1934-1945
    • Postponing the reckoning 1946-1965
    • The noble experiment and its failure 1965-1977
    • Reviving the city and reconstructing the Law Department 1978-1986
    • Reconstructing city government : campaign finance, the new charter, and term limits 1986-1993
    • Epilogue 1994-2006.
    ISBN
    • 9781588521507 (hardcover)
    • 1588521508 (hardcover)
    LCCN
    2007051487
    OCLC
    185021540
    RCP
    C - S
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