List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Introduction to the Volume
Jeffrey M. Stonecash
I. Political Conflicts and Their Representation
Introduction to Part I: Political Conflicts and Their Representation
Jeffrey M. Stonecash
1. The Two New Yorks Revisited: The City and The State
Robert F. Pecorella
2. Political Conflict and Intergovernmental Relations: Federal-State and State-Local Relations
David S. Liebschutz and Sarah F. Liebschutz
3. Political Parties and Elections
Mark D. Brewer and Jeffrey M. Stonecash
4. Third Parties in New York
Robert J. Spitzer
5. The Influence of Interest Groups
David Louis Cingranelli
6. Media Coverage of State Politics
Jeffrey M. Stonecash
II. Political Institutions and Decision-Making
Introduction to Part II: State Government Institutions
Gerald Benjamin
7. New York's Governorship: Back to the Future?
Gerald Benjamin and Robert C. Lawton
8. The Legislature, Parties, and Resolving Conflict
R. Eric Petersen and Jeffrey M. Stonecash
9. New York's Courts
Thomas W. Church and Brian J. Nickerson
10. Other Governments: The Public Authorities
Keith M. Henderson
III. Public Policy
Introduction to Part III: Public Policy
Jeffrey M. Stonecash
11. The Economy, Taxes, and Policy Constraints in New York
Mark D. Brewer and Jeffrey M. Stonecash
12. The Politics of Local Education
Edward Schneier
13. Contested Futures: Public Policy and the State University of New York
Henry Steck
14. Health Policy in New York State: Market Models and Access Issues
Alice Sardell and Harvey Catchen
15. Ending Welfare as We Know It
Harvey Catchen
16. The Politics of Transportation
Jeffrey M. Stonecash and Mitchell H. Pally
17. Environmental Policy in New York
Gary Weiskopf and David L. Markell
18. Guide to Further Research on New York Politics
Sarah F. Liebschutz
List of Contributors
Index