MILAN J. DLUHY is Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He formerly was the Research Director for the Blue Ribbon Task Force on City Administration which played a role in Miami's recovery effort.HOWARD A. FRANK is Associate Professor of Public Administration in the School of Policy and Management at Florida International University, where he also serves as Director of the Institute of Government. He was of a member of the Blue Ribbon Panel established to assist in Miami's recovery effort.

• Foreword Preface Introduction: Methodology and Elite Perceptions of the Fiscal Crisis The Latinization of Miami: The Forming of an Ethnic Cauldron The Fiscal Crisis: What Went Wrong? The Long Road to Recovery: A Record of Fits and Starts The Economic Base Problem The Miami Fiscal Crisis in Comparative Context The Miami Fiscal Crisis as Ethnic Entitlement? Political Reform or Ethnic Conflict? Bibliography Index

MILAN J. DLUHY is Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He formerly was the Research Director for the Blue Ribbon Task Force on City Administration which played a role in Miami's recovery effort.HOWARD A. FRANK is Associate Professor of Public Administration in the School of Policy and Management at Florida International University, where he also serves as Director of the Institute of Government. He was of a member of the Blue Ribbon Panel established to assist in Miami's recovery effort.

• Foreword Preface Introduction: Methodology and Elite Perceptions of the Fiscal Crisis The Latinization of Miami: The Forming of an Ethnic Cauldron The Fiscal Crisis: What Went Wrong? The Long Road to Recovery: A Record of Fits and Starts The Economic Base Problem The Miami Fiscal Crisis in Comparative Context The Miami Fiscal Crisis as Ethnic Entitlement? Political Reform or Ethnic Conflict? Bibliography Index