TY  - BOOK
AU  - Benjamin,Gerald
AU  - Nathan,Richard P.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Regionalism and realism: a study of governments in the New York metropolitan area 
AV  - JS1230 .B46 2001eb
U1  - 320.8097471 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - Brookings Institution Press
KW  - Local government
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York Metropolitan Area
KW  - Regionalism
KW  - Intergovernmental cooperation
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - "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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10026275
ER  -