Bloomberg (eBook)

A Billionaire's Ambition

Chris McNickle (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
480 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-2259-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Examine the bipartisan legacy of a beloved billionaire politician.

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Examine the Bipartisan Legacy of a Remarkable Billionaire PoliticianBloomberg: A Billionaire's Ambition tells the story of how one of America's most successful entrepreneurs was elected mayor of New York City and what he did with the power he won. Bloomberg's stunning victory against all odds just weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attack left him facing challenges unlike any mayor in history. For the next twelve years, he kept the city safe, managed budgets through fiscal crises, promoted private sector growth, generated jobs, built infrastructure, protected the environment, supported society's cultural sensibilities, and achieved dramatic improvements in public health. Bloomberg was an activist executive who used government assets boldly and wisely for the greatest good, for the greatest number of people. His time as mayor was not without controversy. Bloomberg supported stop and frisk police tactics that a judge ruled unconstitutional, and jailhouse violence rose to levels so severe the federal government intervened. The administration's homeless policies were ineffective. And he forced a change in the city charter to allow him to serve a third term. Overall, record low crime and the lasting impact of innovative policies will cause his tenure to be remembered as a remarkable success. Having returned to his global media empire, and to his private philanthropy, Bloomberg continues to challenge the National Rifle Association on gun control, promote national education reform, and support policies to combat climate change. Frequently touted as an independent candidate for president, Bloomberg leaves behind a legacy of effective government.

Autor

Chris McNickle is a lifelong New Yorker. He earned a PhD in US history from the University of Chicago and a BA in economics and international relations from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a senior executive in global investment firms, and is treasurer of the American Historical Association. McNickle lives in the Bronx, New York. Kenneth T. Jackson is the Jacques Barzun Professor in History and Social Sciences at Columbia University. He is the author of several books, including Empire City: New York through the Centuries.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.9.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Wirtschaftsinformatik
• Schlagworte: 9/11 • Abortion rights • balance budget • Bill de Blasio • billionare • Biography • Boomberg LP • Budget • Budget cuts • Business biography • Businessman • candidate • Charter Schools • Conservative • Crime • Crime policy • crime prevention • de Blasi • decline salary • DEMOCRAT • Education • Education Policy • Finance • financial conservative • fiscal conservation • gay marriage • Guliani • Gun Control • Harvard • Independent • Liberal • Mayor Bloomberg • Mayor Michael Bloomberg • mayor of New York City • mayor of NYC • Michael Bloomberg • National Rifle Association • Net Worth • New York • New York City • no salary • NRA • NYC • Philanthropist • Political • political biography • Politics • President • presidential candidate • Pro-choice • Progressive • Pro-life • Public schools • Reform • Republican • Rudy Guiliani • Same-Sex Marriage • Soda • soda ban • Software • Solomon Brothers • Subway • subway renovation
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-2259-9 / 1510722599
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-2259-0 / 9781510722590