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Regionalism and realism

by Benjamin, Gerald.
Additional authors: Nathan, Richard P. | ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Brookings Institution Press, (Washington, DC :) Physical details: xviii, 308 p. : ill., maps.
Subject(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 Area. | Electronic books.
Year: 2001
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"A Century Foundation Book."

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. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

English.

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