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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benjamin, Gerald.

Contributor:

Nathan, Richard P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--New York (State)--New York Metropolitan Area.

Local government.

Regionalism--New York (State)--New York Metropolitan Area.

Regionalism.

Intergovernmental cooperation--New York (State)--New York Metropolitan Area.

Intergovernmental cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 308 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Study of governments in the New York metropolitan area

Governments in the New York metropolitan area

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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.

Notes:

"A Century Foundation Book."

Includes bibliographical references (p.269-299) and index.

ISBN:

9780815798118

0815798113

OCLC:

1132228243