Book Review: The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1865-1981 by Daniel Wortel-London Wortel-LondonDanielThe Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1865-1981, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2025; 343pp.: ISBN: 0226841111, £26 (pb).

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  title        = {{Book Review: The Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1865-1981 by Daniel Wortel-London Wortel-LondonDanielThe Menace of Prosperity: New York City and the Struggle for Economic Development, 1865-1981, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2025; 343pp.: ISBN: 0226841111, £26 (pb).}},
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