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

By: Benjamin, GeraldContributor(s): Nathan, Richard P | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, c2001Description: xviii, 308 p. : ill., mapsOther title: Study of governments in the New York metropolitan area | Governments in the New York metropolitan areaSubject(s): Local government -- New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area | Regionalism -- New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area | Intergovernmental cooperation -- New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan AreaGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 320.8097471 LOC classification: JS1230 | .B46 2001Online resources: Click to View
Partial 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.269-299) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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