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(More customer reviews)A former State Senator and a Political Science instructor have joined to create a uniquely useful text on state government. Scholarly descriptions of state governments are combined with actual applications with an insider's view on how state government operates. This is a fantastic book on state government.
Of particular interests are the insights on how the New York legislature operates. We see the divisions along political parties and the intense struggles over just 2% to 3% of the state budget. Readers learn of the unique political powers New York legislative leaders have and how they obtain and maintain such authority.
New York has a large number of local, county, and state government agencies. Even local governments differ as they reflect various British, Dutch, New England, and Western influences. Governance in New York is difficult to manage and understand. This book, though, is a great guide to at least achieving comprehension of how New York is governed.
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Most New Yorkers have very little knowledge of how influence is wielded in Albany. This acclaimed book offers a chance to look behind those closed doors. The authors - an Albany-based political scientist and a former State Assembly member, now joined by an expert on political blogging and networking - infuse their discussion of institutions and processes with the drama and significance of real power politics. Completely revised and updated with extensive new material, the book covers recent political developments and electoral contests as well as all the basics: constitutional issues; historical, economic, social, and demographic factors; the functioning of executive, legislative, and judicial institutions; urban, local, and special district governments; parties, interest groups, and bureaucracies; and, finance, budgets, health, education, and welfare programs. Throughout, the authors are attentive to the many paradoxes and dualities that distinguish political, social, and economic life in the Empire State.
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