Political monopolies in American cities
Subtitle: the rise and fall of bosses and reformers
By: Jessica Trounstine.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9780226812816; 9780226812823
Subjects: Incumbency (Public officers) -- United States; Local elections -- United States; Municipal government -- United States; Power (Social sciences) -- United States; Political culture -- United States; Patronage, Political -- United States; Political corruption -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The logic of political monopolies; title: Foundations of political monopolies; title: Coordinating monopolies; title: Establishing political monopolies; title: Effects of political monopolies; title: Monopoly collapse; title: The rise and fall of bosses and reformers; title: Appendix; title: Notes; title: References; title: Index.