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Book SynopsisIn this second edition, Bruce F. Berg updates the discussion of New York’s political system with examples from the Bloomberg and de Blasio administrations as well as current public policy issues including infrastructure, housing and homelessness, land use regulations, and education.
Trade Review"The study of metropolitan governance in terms of democratic accountability, civil harmony, and service delivery remains a fascinating research area. Berg examines the governance of New York City within its economic, intergovernmental, and social context arguing that these forces constrain decision making by those within and outside the formal structures of government. Recommended." -- A. E. Wohlers * Choice *
“One cannot test the validity of an approach to the study of urban governance based on the behavior of one urban political system, even if that city is the largest city in the country. And no claim regarding the external validity of this approach is made in
New York City Politics. But implicit in this study is the hope that others will find this approach valuable and utilize it to examine the governance of other cities' political systems.”
* Sir Read A Lot *
"A definitive, thoughtful, and thought-provoking work of exceptional scholarship, "New York City Politics" is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library Contemporary Political Science collections." * Midwest Book Review *
"The study of metropolitan governance in terms of democratic accountability, civil harmony, and service delivery remains a fascinating research area. Berg examines the governance of New York City within its economic, intergovernmental, and social context arguing that these forces constrain decision making by those within and outside the formal structures of government. Recommended." -- A. E. Wohlers * Choice *
“One cannot test the validity of an approach to the study of urban governance based on the behavior of one urban political system, even if that city is the largest city in the country. And no claim regarding the external validity of this approach is made in
New York City Politics. But implicit in this study is the hope that others will find this approach valuable and utilize it to examine the governance of other cities' political systems.”
* Sir Read A Lot *
"A definitive, thoughtful, and thought-provoking work of exceptional scholarship, "New York City Politics" is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library Contemporary Political Science collections." * Midwest Book Review *
Table of Contents1 Introduction
2 The Economic Development Imperative
3 The State and the City
4 The Federal Government and the City
5 Racial and Ethnic Diversity
6 Political Parties in New York City Governance
7 The Charter, the Mayor, and the Other Guys
8 The City Council
9 The Municipal Bureaucracy
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Index
