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Author Benjamin, Gerald.

Title Regionalism and realism : a study of governments in the New York metropolitan area / Gerald Benjamin, Richard P. Nathan.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, [2001]
©2001

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 Moore Stacks  JS1230 .B46 2001    Available  ---
Description xviii, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note "A Century Foundation Book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-299) and index.
Contents Part One, Understanding regionalism. The New York region : 2,179 governments -- The values of regionalism -- Part Two, Regionalism and the New York City experience. One grand and glorious city -- Creating real local government in New York City -- The limits of metropolitanism. Part Three, Functional regionalism. Across state lines : the Port Authority -- Single-state agencies : the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New Jersey Transit -- Part Four, The regional idea in subregional settings. The persistence of suburban localism -- Two approaches : bottom up and top down -- Part Five, The nation in the regional arena. The case of solid waste -- Part Six, Conclusion. Lessons for the future.
Subject Local government -- New York Metropolitan Area.
Local government.
Regionalism -- New York Metropolitan Area.
Regionalism.
Intergovernmental cooperation -- New York Metropolitan Area.
Intergovernmental cooperation.
Added Author Nathan, Richard P.
Century Foundation.
Brookings Institution.
Added Title Study of governments in the New York metropolitan area
Governments in the New York metropolitan area
ISBN 0815700881 cloth alkaline paper
0815700873 paperback alkaline paper