Governing New York State / edited by Robert F. Pecorella and Jeffrey M. Stonecash. - 5th ed. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c2006. - ix, 434 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Political conflicts and their representation -- Introduction: The sources of conflict / Jeffrey M. Stonecash -- The two New Yorks in the twenty-first century: the city and the state / Robert F. Pecorella -- Political conflict and intergovernmental fiscal relations / Donald J. Boyd -- Political parties and elections / Jeffrey M. Stonecash and Amy Widestrom -- Third parties in New York / Robert J. Spitzer -- Interest-group lobbying in New York state / Rogan T. Kersh -- Reporters and politicians in Albany: Access, reciprocity, and news management / Elizabeth Benjamin -- Political institutions and decision making -- Introduction: state government institutions / Gerald Benjamin -- New York's governorship : what happens now? / Gerald Benjamin and Elizabeth Benjamin -- The legislature, parties and resolving conflict / Jeffrey M. Stonecash and Amy Widestrom -- New York's courts / Brian J. Nickerson and Thomas W. Church -- Other governments : the public authorities / Keith M. Henderson -- Public policy -- Introduction: public policy in New York / Jeffrey M. Stonecash -- The economy, taxes and policy constraints in New York / Stephanie Lundquist and Amy Widestrom -- The politics of state education aid : is demography destiny? / Robert F. Pecorella -- Contested futures : public policy and the State University of New York / Henry Steck -- Health care in the Empire State : expanding access and escalating costs / Jeffrey Kraus -- Social services / Sarah F. Liebschutz -- The politics of transportation / Jeffrey M. Stonecash with Mitchell H. Pally -- Environmental policy in New York / Thomas A. Birkland ... [et al.] -- Guide to research on New York politics / Sarah F. Liebschutz.

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New York (State)--Economic policy.
New York (State)--Social policy.
Nueva York (Estados Unidos)--Política y gobierno--1951 -
Nueva York (Estados Unidos)--Política económica.
Nueva York (Estados Unidos)--Política social.

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