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City Journal

Summary

City Journal is a quarterly publication of the Manhattan Institute covering urban affairs, public policy, and culture from a conservative perspective. It championed broken windows policing and welfare reform in the 1990s.

Core Contribution

Premier conservative urban policy publication; shaped 1990s welfare reform and policing policy debates.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • urban policy
  • conservatism
  • policing
  • public policy

Historical Influences

Conservative policy tradition

Intellectual Lineage

Manhattan Institute conservative policy

Contemporaries & Peers

Manhattan Institute publications

Minds Influenced

Urban policy policing reformwelfare reform

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