| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 308 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Annotation Drawing on the history of state and local government in the New York Tri-State metropolitan region, the authors present a pathbreaking new theory about the values reformers must understand and balance in order to tackle the hard challenges of reforming and regionalizing local governance in the complex, dynamic world of American politics and public policy. Their examination of the way 2,179 local governments in the Tri-State region have evolved over more than a century pays special attention to New York City, but is applicable to other metropolitan areas. It brings to life ideas that are crucial to a subject that in the academic literature is often treated in a way that is abstract and hard to grasp. This is a valuable book for scholars, political leaders, and students interested in regionalism in metropolitan America and in the fascinating history and governance of the nation's largest city and its vast metropolitan region. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Local government -- New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area.
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Local government. |
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New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area. |
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Regionalism -- New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area.
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Regionalism. |
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Intergovernmental cooperation -- New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area.
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Intergovernmental cooperation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Nathan, Richard P.
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Century Foundation.
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Brookings Institution.
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| Added Title |
Study of governments in the New York metropolitan area |
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Governments in the New York metropolitan area |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Benjamin, Gerald. Regionalism and realism. Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, ©2001 0815700881 0815700873 (DLC) 2001001376 (OCoLC)47291936 |
| ISBN |
0815798113 (electronic book) |
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9780815798118 (electronic book) |
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9780815700883 |
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0815700881 |
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0815700873 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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