| Regionalism and Realism: A Study of Governments in the New York Metropolitan Area Contributor(s): Benjamin, Gerald (Author), Nathan, Richard P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815700873 ISBN-13: 9780815700876 Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury OUR PRICE: $28.71 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 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 nations largest city and its vast metropolitan region. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Business & Economics | Development - Business Development |
| Dewey: 320.809 |
| LCCN: 2001001376 |
| Series: Century Foundation Books (Brookings Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6" W x 9.06" (0.98 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
