Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- Dedication -- Introduction -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Urban Progressivism, The New York Setting -- PART I. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY REFORM TRADITION -- 2. The Politics of Reform -- 3. The Battle Against the Slums -- 4. The Promotion and Regulation of Utilities -- PART II. THE ARRIVAL OF PROGRESSIVISM -- 5. Good Government and the Bureau of Municipal Research -- 6. Health, Housing, and the Tenement House Department -- 7. Utilities and the Public Service Commission -- PART III. THE TRIUMPH OF PROGRESSIVISM -- 8. The Politics of Research -- 9. The Public Administration of Health, Housing, and Utilities -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX