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Description based on: Vol. 2, no. 1 (Jan. 1897). ; Imprint varies -Nov. 1900: Troy, N.Y. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Big-city governments are a fact of American life. Over 7.3 million people live in the 309 square miles in which New York City's government provides municipal services, and in 1989 74% of American employment in the fur goods industry, 35% of the American employment of securities brokers and dealers, and 22% of the American employment of entertainers took place within these boundaries [Vilain, 1991]. Even the 25th largest city in 1992, Austin TX, had 492,000 people in an area of 218 square miles. A political history of twentieth century America without, for instance, John Purroy Mitchell, Fiorello LaGuardia, Frank Hague, Anton Cermak , the Richard Daley's, and Carl Stokes would be seriously incomplete.

Description based on: 1978-79. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Continued by electronic publication of the same name, available via the Internet, diskette, or magnetic tape. ; Earlier v. issued as part of: City finances.