Government and Urban Development -- Governments in the New York Region -- The Impact of Government on Development -- Government as Inconsequential: A Critique -- Varieties of Influence -- Varieties of Influence: A Further Look -- The Sources of Governmental Influence -- Areal and Functional Scope: Toward a Classification of Governments -- Concentration of Resources -- Formal independence -- Variety and intensity of constituency demands -- Control over the use of land -- Financial resources -- Political skill -- Control over subordinate units -- Planning -- Targets of Analysis -- Development in the New York Region -- Size and Complexity -- The Physical Setting -- Genesis from the Sea -- The Unique Central Business District -- External Economies and White-Collar Jobs -- Benefits and Costs of the Central Business District -- The Decline of the Older Cities -- The Departure of Middle-Class Whites -- The Growth of Black and Hispanic Ghettos -- The Dispersal of Blue-Collar Jobs -- The Burdens of the Cities -- The Spreading Metropolis -- The Impact of Transportation -- The Movement of Jobs and Homes -- The Slowing of the Region's Growth -- Maximizing Internal Benefits -- Suburban Capabilities -- The Constraint of Size -- Variations Among Suburbs -- Homogeneity and Heterogeneity -- The Central Fact of Autonomy -- The Pervasive Influence of the Property Tax -- The Logic of Exclusion -- The Westchester Approach -- Planning for Fewer People -- The Dilemma of Apartments -- The Right Kind of Industry
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