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Modern New York: The Life and Economics of a City (9780230115101): Greg David: Books. “Fast-paced telling of the fall and rise of the Big Apple.”--The Economist “Well-documented…David’s review of policies and personalities shaping New York’s past and future offers insights into Wall Street’s leadership of the global financial industry…his cautious claim that 'Wall Street may save the city again as it has done so often in modern New York' may quiet market detractors.--Publishers Weekly A compelling account.--Booklist “Interesting history of the country’s largest city.”—Kirkus ReviewsDavid has given us an engaging read, complete with the heroes and villains who have contributed to the city's changing face as it keeps step with the rise and fall of Wall Street during the last half of the twentieth century.--June Breton Fisher, author of When Money Was In FashionDavid brings to his account of the transformation of the city’s economy... a reporter’s attention to detail, a storyteller’s sense of drama, and an insistence on integrity. - Matthew Goldstein, chancellor of The City University of New York Greg David is one of the most thoughtful, incisive and fearless commentators on the New York City economy and its fiscal condition. No one is better equipped to explain how New York City came to what it is today and what is needed for its economy and citizens to proper in the 21st Century. - Carol Kellerman, president of the Citizens Budget Commission
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