02431nam a2200397Ia 4500 ebr10026275 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 010713s2001 dcuab sb 001 0 eng d 2001001376 0815700881 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815700873 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)614507063 JS1230 .B46 2001eb 320.8097471 21 Benjamin, Gerald. Regionalism and realism [electronic resource] : a study of governments in the New York metropolitan area / Gerald Benjamin, Richard P. Nathan. Study of governments in the New York metropolitan area Governments in the New York metropolitan area Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press, c2001. xviii, 308 p. : ill., maps. "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. 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. local Nathan, Richard P. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10026275 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 8203 8203