Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Economic and Social Change: A Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor -- 2. The Political Institutions: Outbalancing Social Forces? -- 3. Fighting Social Polarization? Social Policy in New York City -- 4. City of the Rich, City of the Poor: Politics and Policy in New York City -- Bibliography -- Authors/New York Times -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- Backmatter