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      The Streets Were Paved with Gold

      by Ken Auletta
      Published
      Jan 1979
      Main Genre
      Literary Literary
      Pages
      345
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      How - and why - did one of the world's greatest cities come to be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy? Ken Auletta, writer for THE NEW YORKER and columnist for THE DAILY NEWS, shows how the decline of New York City was partly inevitable --- the result of shifting migration patterns and rapidl technological innovations --- and partly caused by anarchic political and economic factions, each angling for its own advantage. His lucid examination also pinpoints the core of New York City's problems --- the failure of liberal democratic government --- and explores what this will mean for the future of all American cities.

      "A tremendously impressive combination of reporting and analysis that illuminates not only New York's situation, but also the most basic trends in the politics and economy of the nation as a whole" - James Fallows, Washington Editor, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY

      "Absolute must reading for anyone concerned with New York and the urban future." - George Sternlieb, Director, Centor for Urban Policy Researcch, Rutgers University

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      Literary

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      First Edition Jan 1979 Random House ISBN13 9780394500195 ISBN10 0394500199
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      Nov 2011 Vintage ISBN13 9780307800718 ISBN10 0307800717
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      Nov 2011 Vintage ISBN10 B0060AY7XA
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