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Property Rules

Political Economy in Chicago, 1833-1872

By: Robin L. Einhorn

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Hardcover | 25 October 1991 | Edition Number 1

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In "Property Rules," Robin L. Einhorn uses City Council records-previously thought destroyed-and census data to track the course of city government in Chicago, providing an important reinterpretation of the relationship between political and social structures in the nineteenth-century American city.
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" A] masterful study of policy-making in Chicago."--"Choice"
" A] major contribution to urban and political history. . . . A]n excellent book."--Jeffrey S. Adler, "American Historical Review"
" A]n enlightening trip. . . . Einhorn's foray helps make sense out of the transition from Jacksonian to Gilded Age politics on the local level. . . . She] has staked out new ground that others would do well to explore."--Arnold R. Hirsch, "American Journal of Legal History"
"A well-documented and informative classic on urban politics."--Daniel W. Kwong, "Law Books in Review"

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List of Illustrations
Note on Document Citations Preface, 2001 Preface
From the Banks of Healy's Slough
The Booster System
The Introduction of Segmentation
The Mechanics of Local Control
The Politics of Segmentation
The New Public Interest Epilogue: The Great Fire and the New Public
Citation of Poll Books and Election Returns
Analysis of Census Data
Bibliography
Index
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