Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics

Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST

An epic, riveting history of New York City on the edge of disaster―and an anatomy of the austerity politics that continue to shape the world today

When the news broke in 1975 tha…

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