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

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Main Author: Benjamin, Gerald.
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Nathan, Richard P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, c2001.
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Table of 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.