Empire on the Hudson : entrepreneurial vision and political power at the Port of New York Authority / Jameson W. Doig.

By:

Doig, Jameson W

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The Columbia history of urban lifePublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2001.Description: xix, 582 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:

0231076762
0231076770

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DDC classification:

386.1/09747/1 21

LOC classification:

HE554.N5 D65 2001

Contents:

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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB G-1	Non Fiction	386.1097471 DOI-E (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Rec. by Paulose N. K.		011112

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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.

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