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This paper discusses Robert Moses and his remarkable ability to garner power and positions for his massive public works projects. It examines his ability to obtain funding and his relationship with government at the city, state, and federal levels. The never-finished Lower Manhattan Expressway is discussed and also the controversy surrounding Moses' approaches.

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"One of the most polarizing and controversial figures in American history is urban planner Robert Moses. Jeffrey Pfeffer in his book 'Managing with Power' notes that Moses was included in Life magazine's list of the most influential people in the twentieth century along with Roosevelt Churchill Gandhi and Einstein. Pfeffer states 'I suspect that if I asked you to choose a position in which you could wield enormous power you would probably not pick the job of parks commissioner but Robert ..."

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