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Oliver D. Cooke
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This book examines one of the most high-profile municipal privatizations the privatization of New York City‘s Central Park. The fiscal crisis of the 1970s established the political and cultural opening for privatizations, which were justified on the basis of increasing efficiency. However, as Cooke demonstrates, these justifications were deliberate

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Format PDF ● Pages 210 ● ISBN 9781135897918 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2007 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4330347 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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