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

Book Information
ISBN 9780226194868
Author Robin L. Einhorn
Format Paperback
Page Count 296
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 422g