Download or read book Class, Tax, and Power written by Irene S. Rubin and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering case studies of financial management in numerous American cities over a period of enormous growth and change, Irene Rubin explores the historical context of municipal budgeting in the United States and the political environment that conditions reform and problem solving at the local level.