2003, ISBN: 0813544785

No city in the world has seen more intense political battles between bosses and reformers than New York, which is home to America's original party machine, Tammany Hall, and its most spec… Meer...

No city in the world has seen more intense political battles between bosses and reformers than New York, which is home to America's original party machine, Tammany Hall, and its most spectacular urban corruption scandals. In these battles, reformers have always presented themselves as white knights, gallantly crusading for good government against the petty and corrupt hacks who are driven by self-interest. So it remains today. But, as The Scandal of Reform makes clear, this good versus evil storyline is mostly myth an urban legend perpetuated by a reform community that has always been more selfrighteous than right and more interested in power than in democracy. The Scandal of Reform pulls the curtain back on New York's reformers past and present, revealing the bonds they have always shared with the bosses they disdain, the policy failures they still refuse to recognize, and the transition they have made from nonpartisan outsiders to ideological insiders. Francis S. Barry examines the evolution of political reform from the frontlines of New York City's recent reform wars. He offers an insider's account and analysis of the controversial 2003 referendum debate on nonpartisan elections, and he challenges reformersand members of both partiesto reconsider their faith in reforms that are no longer serving the public interest. americas,education and reference,elections and political process,general,history,local,northeast,political parties,political science,politics and government Political Parties, Rutgers University Press<

2003, ISBN: 9780813544786

No city in the world has seen more intense political battles between bosses and reformers than New York, which is home to Americaas original party machine, Tammany Hall, and its most spec… Meer...

No city in the world has seen more intense political battles between bosses and reformers than New York, which is home to Americaas original party machine, Tammany Hall, and its most spectacular urban corruption scandals. In these battles, reformers have always presented themselves as white knights, gallantly crusading for good government against the petty and corrupt hacks who are driven by self-interest. So it remains today. But, as The Scandal of Reform makes clear, this good versus evil storyline is mostly mytha an urban legend perpetuated by a reform community that has always been more selfrighteous than right and more interested in power than in democracy. The Scandal of Reform pulls the curtain back on New Yorkas reformers past and present, revealing the bonds they have always shared with the bosses they disdain, the policy failures they still refuse to recognize, and the transition they have made from nonpartisan outsiders to ideological insiders. Francis S. Barry examines the evolution of political reform from the frontlines of New York Cityas recent reform wars. He offers an insideras account and analysis of the controversial 2003 referendum debate on nonpartisan elections, and he challenges reformersaand members of both partiesato reconsider their faith in reforms that are no longer serving the public interest. The Scandal of Reform: The Grand Failures of New York's Political Crusaders and the Death of Nonpartisanship Barry, Francis S., Rutgers University Press<

ISBN: 9780813544786

Rutgers University Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possi… Meer...

Rutgers University Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Rutgers University Press<