Empire on the Hudson :
Doig, Jameson W.
Empire on the Hudson : entrepreneurial vision and political power at the Port of New York Authority / Jameson W. Doig. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2001. - xix, 582 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - The Columbia history of urban life .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-553) and index.
1.A Wilsonian hybrid: the powers of government and the spirit of capitalism --
2.The tensions and opportunities of Federalism: commercial conflict in the New York region --
3.Designing a new organization: an uneasy marriage of planning and politics --
4.Modernizing the rail system: contending strategies for an expanding metropolis --
5.Negotiating with the railroads: regional planning confronts the wary capitalist --
6.Politics and engineering passion: expanding the Port Authority's dreams --
7.A web of bridges, tunnels, and political intrigue --
8.Near bankruptcy and the loss of vision --
9.Federalism as a lawyers' playground --
10.The threat to municipal bonds as danger and opportunity --
11.To claim the skies and the seas --
12.Breaking the airline monopoly --
13.More than "a humdrum job of engineering": creating a giant bus station in Manhattan --
14.A regional empire in American politics: local history and its impact, leadership strategies, and ethical dilemmas --
15.Epilogue: Triumphs and travails of an aging empire --
16.Appendix: The Port compact of 1921.
0231076762 0231076770
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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey--History.
Harbors--Economic aspects--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Harbors--Economic aspects--History--New Jersey--20th century.
New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--20th century.
HE554.N5 / D65 2001
386.1/09747/1
Empire on the Hudson : entrepreneurial vision and political power at the Port of New York Authority / Jameson W. Doig. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2001. - xix, 582 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - The Columbia history of urban life .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-553) and index.
1.A Wilsonian hybrid: the powers of government and the spirit of capitalism --
2.The tensions and opportunities of Federalism: commercial conflict in the New York region --
3.Designing a new organization: an uneasy marriage of planning and politics --
4.Modernizing the rail system: contending strategies for an expanding metropolis --
5.Negotiating with the railroads: regional planning confronts the wary capitalist --
6.Politics and engineering passion: expanding the Port Authority's dreams --
7.A web of bridges, tunnels, and political intrigue --
8.Near bankruptcy and the loss of vision --
9.Federalism as a lawyers' playground --
10.The threat to municipal bonds as danger and opportunity --
11.To claim the skies and the seas --
12.Breaking the airline monopoly --
13.More than "a humdrum job of engineering": creating a giant bus station in Manhattan --
14.A regional empire in American politics: local history and its impact, leadership strategies, and ethical dilemmas --
15.Epilogue: Triumphs and travails of an aging empire --
16.Appendix: The Port compact of 1921.
0231076762 0231076770
00031609
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey--History.
Harbors--Economic aspects--History--New York (State)--New York--20th century.
Harbors--Economic aspects--History--New Jersey--20th century.
New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--20th century.
HE554.N5 / D65 2001
386.1/09747/1