Title: Bloomberg's New York : class and governance in the luxury city /
Authors: Brash, Julian.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Bloomberg, Michael; Elite (Social sciences) New York (State) New York.; Urban renewal New York (State) New York.; New York (N.Y.) Politics and government
Abstract: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg claims to run the city like a business. In Bloomberg's New York, Julian Brash applies methods from anthropology, geography, and other social science disciplines to examine what that means. He describes the mayor's attitude toward governance as the Bloomberg Wayùa philosophy that holds up the mayor as CEO, government as a private corporation, desirable residents and businesses as customers and clients, and the city itself as a product to be branded and marketed as a luxury good.
Contents: The neoliberalization of governance in New York City -- Electing the CEO mayor -- Running government like a business -- The luxury city -- The Bloomberg Way -- Far West side stories -- Why the RPA mattered -- The logic of investment -- The Bloomberg Way and its others.