New York politics
Subtitle: a tale of two states
By: by Edward V. Schneier, John Brian Murtaugh, and Antoinette Pole.
Contributors: Murtaugh, Brian, 1937-; Pole, Antoinette.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Armonk, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780765622044
Subjects: New York (State) -- Politics and government
Description: "This survey of New York state politics offers readers an inside view. The author - an Albany-based political scientist, a former State Assembly member, and an expert on political blogging and networking, as well as state politics - infuse their discussion of institutions and processes with the drama and significance of real power politics. The book covers recent political developments and electoral contests as well as all the basics, with an appreciation of the many paradoxes and dualities that distinguish political, social, and economic life in the Empire State." --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The states of New York; title: New York in the federal system; title: Parties, politics, and elections; title: Power, pluralism, public opinion, and the permanent government; title: The living constitution; title: Struggles for power, position, and access; title: Making public policy; title: Taxing, spending, and public policy priorities; title: New directions for New York; title: Appendix A  : a citizen's guide to the 2009-2010 New York state legislature.