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来源

JOURNAL OF URBAN HISTORY,Vol.45,Issue3,P.557-577

语言

英文

关键字

crime; New York City; public-private partnerships; John Lindsay; neoliberalism; CRISIS; ENTREPRENEURIALISM; CRIME

作者单位

[Merton, Joe] Univ Nottingham, Twentieth Century Hist, Nottingham, England. Merton, J (reprint author), Univ Nottingham, Dept Hist, Twentieth Century Hist, Univ Pk, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England. E-Mail: joe.merton@nottingham.ac.uk

摘要

Focusing on the collaboration between Mayor John Lindsay and business advocacy group the Association for a Better New York (ABNY), this article illustrates the utility of public and elite anxieties over street crime in legitimizing new, privatized models of urban governance during the early 1970s. ABNY's privatized crime-fighting initiatives signified a new direction in city law enforcement strategies, a new "common sense" regarding the efficacy and authority of private or voluntarist solutions to urban problems, and proved of lasting significance for labor relations, the regulation of urban space, and the role of the private sector in urban policy. It concludes that, despite their limitations, the visibility of ABNY's initiatives, their ability to construct a pervasive sense of crisis, and their apparent demonstration of public and elite consent played a significant role in the transformation of New York into the "privatized" or "neoliberal" city of today.