{"product_id":"new-york-city-politics-governing-gotham-9780813586663","title":"New York City Politics  Governing Gotham","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e“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 \u003ci\u003eNew York City Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.”\u003cbr\u003e   * Sir Read A Lot *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e“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 \u003ci\u003eNew York City Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.”\u003cbr\u003e   * Sir Read A Lot *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1          Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2          The Economic Development Imperative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3          The State and the City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4          The Federal Government and the City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5          Racial and Ethnic Diversity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6          Political Parties in New York City Governance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7          The Charter, the Mayor, and the Other Guys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8          The City Council\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9          The Municipal Bureaucracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405792780631,"sku":"9780813586663","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813586663.jpg?v=1730493637","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/new-york-city-politics-governing-gotham-9780813586663","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}