Defining democracy : electoral reform and the struggle for power in New York City /
Prosterman, Daniel O.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the perils and promise of democratic reform -- The politics of electoral reform in New York City history -- Restructuring urban democracy amid the Great Depression -- Proportional representation and the practice of democracy in New York City -- Under the cloak of patriotism : specters of totalitarianism in city politics -- A red (in the) city hall -- The Democratic-Republican alliance and the repeal of proportional representation -- Epilogue : repeal's aftermath.
New York (N.Y.). City Council
Elections
Municipal government