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New York City politics : governing Gotham / Bruce F. Berg.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2007.Description: ix, 337 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780813541914 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0813541913 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.9747/1
LOC classification:
  • JS 1230 B493n 2007
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Contents:
Introduction -- The economic development imperative -- The state and the city -- The federal government and the city -- Racial and ethnic diversity -- Political parties in New York City governance -- The charter, the mayor, and the other guys -- The City Council -- The municipal bureaucracy -- Conclusion.
Summary: The author examines the interplay between what he sees as three equally important forces in New York City politics : economic development, fiscal and policy relationships between the city and the state and federal governments, and the politics of racial and ethnic diversity. He also looks at their influences on the political parties, governmental actors, city council, and municipal bureaucracy.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JS 1230 B493n 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000170062

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-321) and index.

Introduction -- The economic development imperative -- The state and the city -- The federal government and the city -- Racial and ethnic diversity -- Political parties in New York City governance -- The charter, the mayor, and the other guys -- The City Council -- The municipal bureaucracy -- Conclusion.

The author examines the interplay between what he sees as three equally important forces in New York City politics : economic development, fiscal and policy relationships between the city and the state and federal governments, and the politics of racial and ethnic diversity. He also looks at their influences on the political parties, governmental actors, city council, and municipal bureaucracy.

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