The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics brings together top scholars and former and current state officials to explain how and why the state is governed the way that it is. The book's thirty-one chapters assemble new scholarship in key areas of governance in New York, document the state's record in comparison to other U.S. states, and identify directions for future research.

Auteur

Gerald Benjamin is Associate Vice President for Regional Engagement, Director of the Center for Research, Regional Engagement and Outreach (CRREO), and SUNY Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the State University of New York at New Paltz.

Résumé
New York remains the Empire State. Its trillion dollar economy makes the state a national-and often world-leader in banking, finance, publishing, soft services (law, accounting, insurance, consulting), higher education, culture, and the arts. With more than one in five of its residents having immigrated from elsewhere, New York State is an ethnic and social harbinger for an increasingly diverse nation. Recent years have found it, like many other big states, challenged to achieve effective governance. How is, can, or should such a state be governed? What is its history? What is its future? The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics offers an unusually comprehensive, detailed, and systematic study of this unique and influential state. The thirty-one chapters in The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics assemble new scholarship in key areas of governance in New York, document the state's record in comparison to other US states, and identify directions for future research. Following editor Gerald Benjamin's introduction, the handbook chapters are organized in five sections that look at the state constitution, state political processes, state governmental institutions, intergovernmental relations, and management and policy areas. Chapters address a wide array of topics including political parties, campaign finance policy, public opinion polling, elections and election management, lobbying and interest group systems, the state legislature, the governorship, the judiciary, the state's &quote;foreign policy,&quote; education, health care policy, public safety, economic development, transportation policy, energy policy, and more. A final chapter, compiled by the state archivist, consists of a most extensive annotated bibliography of resources on state history, state political history, the state constitution, and state political processes. Chapter authors include both scholars of New York State and current and former state officials.

Contenu

About the contributors PART I: Introduction 1. The Study of New York State Government, Gerald Benjamin PART II: The State Constitution 2. The New York State Constitution and the Federal System, Peter Galie PART III: Political Institutions and Processes 3. Political Parties in New York, Gerald Benjamin 4. Campaign Finance Policy in the State and City of New York, Michael J. Malbin and Peter W. Brusoe 5. Public Opinion Polling and New York Politics And Governance, Donald Levy and Ashley Koning 6. Elections and Election Management, Ron Hayduk 7. Lobbying and the Interest Group System, Norman Adler and Bruce N. Gyory 8. Politics and the News Media in the Empire State, Douglas Muzzio PART IV: Political and Governmental Institutions 9. The New York State Legislature, Eric Lane and Joshua M. Wolf 10. The Governor of New York, Dall Forsythe 11. The New York State Comptroller's Office, Thomas Sanzillo 12. The New York State Attorney General, Daniel L. Feldman 13. The Judiciary and Judicial Reform, Patricia E. Salkin and Amy Lavine 14. The Executive Branch, Terrence A. Maxwell 15. New York State and the National Government, Joel Lefkowitz PART V: Intergovernmental Relations 16. New York in Fiscal Federalism, Robert B. Ward 17. The State and Its Localities, Michael R. Hattery 18. New York State and New York City Relations, Bruce F. Berg 19. New York State's "Foreign Policy", Kathryn Bryk Friedman PART VI: Management and Policy Areas 20. The Public Fisc in New York State, Charles Brecher 21. New York State Education Policy and Politics, Jack Buckley and Allison Armour-Garb 22. Health Care Politics and Policy in New York State, Michael K. Gusmano, Courtney Burke, and Frank J. Thompson 23. Public Safety Policy in New York State, Dennis C. Smith and Martin Horn 24. Higher Education in New York State, Henry Steck 25. Mental Health Policy in New York State, Richard T. Pulice 26. Economic Development in New York State, Jonathan Drapkin 27. Welfare Policy in New York State, Cathy M. Johnson and Thomas L. Gais 28. The Environment in New York State, Michael B. Gerrard and Claire Woods 29. Transportation Policy and Politics in New York State, Peter Derrick and Robert Paaswell, with Danielle Petretta 30. The Politics of Energy in New York State, Paul A. DeCotis and Sean Ferguson 31. Selective Bibliography of New York Government and Politics, James D. Folts Index