Table of Contents

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

About the Author

Distinguished Professor of Political Science, SUNY New Paltz

Reviews

Gerald Benjamin packs 31 chapters into a thousand pages punctuated by keen insights from fellow academicians and pragmatic practitioners of politics and policy in the Empire State. This is a book meant for people who take state government very seriously.
*Sam Roberts, The New York Times*