Robert Wagner and the rise of New York cCty's plebiscitary mayoralty the tamer of the tammany tiger /
Richard M. Flanagan.
- Basingstoke : Palgrave Pivot, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource (146 pages) : 0 illustrations
Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137406217.
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. Introduction: Robert F. Wagner, the Forgotten Mayor -- 2. The Concept of the 'Plebiscitary Mayoralty' -- i. The Incomplete New Deal in New York -- 3. Mayor Robert F. Wagner and the Unfinished Business of the New Deal -- i. Wagner and Organized Labor -- ii. Wagner and the Welfare State -- iii. Wagner and Fiscal Policy -- 4. The Break: The Fight for Charter Reform and the 1961 Mayoral Election -- i. Wagner, the Democratic Party and the 1961 Mayoral Campaign -- 5. The New Wagner Mayoralty and the Shaping of Modern New York -- 6. In the Shadow of Wagner: Plebiscitary Politics in New York City -- i. The Institutional Mayoralty -- ii. The Civic Mayoralty -- iii. The de Blasio Moment.
New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner governed during a period of momentous change in local politics. In this era --