Property Rules : Political Economy in Chicago, 1833-1872 by Robin L. Einhorn (1991, Hardcover)

University of Chicago Press

0226194841

9780226194844

60262

314 Pages

English

Property Rules : Political Economy in Chicago, 1833-1872

1991

American Government / Local, United States / State & Local / General, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Sociology / Urban

Textbook

Robin L. EINHORN

Political Science, Social Science, History

Hardcover

0.1 in

22.9 Oz

1.1 in

0.6 in

Scholarly & Professional

91-007781

21

Yes

977.3/1102

List of Illustrations Note on Document Citations Preface, 2001 Preface 1. From the Banks of Healy's Slough 2. The Booster System 3. The Introduction of Segmentation 4. The Mechanics of Local Control 5. The Politics of Segmentation 6. The New Public Interest Epilogue: The Great Fire and the New Public Appendix 1- Citation of Poll Books and Election Returns Appendix 2- Analysis of Census Data Bibliography Index

In Property Rules , Robin L. Einhorn uses City Council records-previously thought destroyed-and census data to track the course of city government in Chicago, providing an important reinterpretation of the relationship between political and social structures in the nineteenth-century American city. A Choice "Outstanding Academic Book" " A] masterful study of policy-making in Chicago."-- Choice " A] major contribution to urban and political history. . . . A]n excellent book."--Jeffrey S. Adler, American Historical Review " A]n enlightening trip. . . . Einhorn's foray helps make sense out of the transition from Jacksonian to Gilded Age politics on the local level. . . . She] has staked out new ground that others would do well to explore."--Arnold R. Hirsch, American Journal of Legal History "A well-documented and informative classic on urban politics."--Daniel W. Kwong, Law Books in Review, In Property Rules , Robin L. Einhorn uses City Council records-previously thought destroyed-and census data to track the course of city government in Chicago, providing an important reinterpretation of the relationship between political and social structures in the nineteenth-century American city. A Choice "Outstanding Academic Book" "[A] masterful study of policy-making in Chicago."-- Choice "[A] major contribution to urban and political history. . . . [A]n excellent book."--Jeffrey S. Adler, American Historical Review "[A]n enlightening trip. . . . Einhorn's foray helps make sense out of the transition from Jacksonian to Gilded Age politics on the local level. . . . [She] has staked out new ground that others would do well to explore."--Arnold R. Hirsch, American Journal of Legal History "A well-documented and informative classic on urban politics."--Daniel W. Kwong, Law Books in Review

JS707.E36 1991