{"product_id":"new-york-unbound-isbn-9781557860088","title":"New York Unbound","description":"\u003ci\u003eNew York Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e is a critical examination of the problems and prospects of New York City as it approaches the twenty-first century and a call to arms for a new infusion of energy and creativity in charting its future. As the authors take stock of the city's remarkable resources, they build the argument that the wellsprings of New York's continuing prosperity reside not in further regulation, taxation, subsidization, and political intransigence, but rather in the release of market forces as the stimulant to further growth and greater prosperity and opportunity.  \u003cp\u003eFrom the creation of better housing to the streamlining of social services, the lessons proffered in New York Unbound will have implications not only for the future of the world's greatest city, but for every city attempting to grapple with the challenges of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 New York Unbound 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 New York's Economic Renaissance 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The New New Yorkers 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Getting Around New York 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Clearing the Regulatory Clutter 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Considering Privatization 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Shaping the Face of New York 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 A Social Service System to End Dependency 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Making the Schools Work 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Easing the Housing Crisis 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Reforming the Political System 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Looking Backward--and Forward 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter D. Salins\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ecology of Housing Destruction\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003ci\u003eNew York Unbound\u003c\/i\u003e is a critical examination of the problems and prospects of New York City as it approaches the twenty-first century and a call to arms for a new infusion of energy and creativity in charting its future. As the authors take stock of the city's remarkable resources, they build the argument that the wellsprings of New York's continuing prosperity reside not in further regulation, taxation, subsidization, and political intransigence, but rather in the release of market forces as the stimulant to further growth and greater prosperity and opportunity.  \u003cp\u003eFrom the creation of better housing to the streamlining of social services, the lessons proffered in New York Unbound will have implications not only for the future of the world's greatest city, but for every city attempting to grapple with the challenges of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989689090277,"sku":"NP9781557860088","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781557860088.jpg?v=1761785112","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/new-york-unbound-isbn-9781557860088","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}