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Property Rules : Political Economy in Chicago, 1833-1872 - Robin L. Einhorn

Property Rules

Political Economy in Chicago, 1833-1872

By: Robin L. Einhorn

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.
A Choice "Outstanding Academic Book"
" 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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