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100 1 $aWard, Robert B.
245 10 $aNew York State government :$bwhat it does, how it works /$cRobert B. Ward.
260 $aAlbany, N.Y. :$bRockefeller Institute Press,$c©2002.
300 $axvii, 474 pages ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aCh. 1. Introduction: A Day in the Life -- A Broad Impact -- Why This Book? -- A Key Question: What Does State Government Do? -- Government Responds -- Ch. 2. The Constitution -- Changes Over Time -- The National Context -- New York's First Constitution -- The 1821 Constitutional Convention: Historic Changes -- More Power to the People: The 1846 Convention -- Development of the Modern Constitution: 1894-1938 -- The Constitution at the Turn of the 21st Century: A Bill Of Rights -- Right at the Start -- Structure of State Government: The Legislature -- Structure of State Government: The Governor -- The Comptroller and Attorney General -- Structure of State Government: The Judiciary -- What Government Must, May, and Cannot Do -- Has the Time for Major Change Passed? -- Ch. 3. The Governor and Other Statewide Elected Leaders -- A Powerful Executive -- Who Becomes Governor of New York? -- What Does the Governor Do? -- Enacting Laws: Constitutional Powers, Political Influence -- The Power of the Spotlight -- The Administrator-in-Chief -- Limits to Executive Authority -- The Governor's Staff: The "Second Floor" -- Governor's Legislation -- Assessing Governors -- The Lieutenant Governor -- Beyond the Governor -- The Comptroller -- The $112 Billion Job -- The Attorney General -- Ch. 4. The Legislature -- The Basics -- From Royal Control to the Will of the People -- "One Man, One Vote" -- The Powers of the Legislature -- Limits on Power -- How Do The Houses Work? -- How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Basics -- The Role of the Leadership -- The Committee System -- The Minority: An Important Voice -- A "Professional" Legislature -- Conference Committees: What Was Old is New Again -- Who Are They? Members of the Legislature Today -- Representative Democracy = Politics -- Getting Elected -- Ch. 5. The Judiciary -- State Courts: The Mainstream of the U.S. Judiciary -- Structure of the Courts -- The Constitution on the Courts -- An "Absurdly Complex" System -- The Trial Courts -- Appellate Courts -- The Court of Appeals -- Powers of the Courts -- Checks on the Courts' Powers -- The Judges -- The People's Courts: The Juror's Role -- Ch. 6. Appointed Officials, Administrative Law, and the Bureaucracy -- Policy, Powers, and People -- The Power of Appointed Officials -- Patronage, or Performance? -- State Agency Powers: Regulation -- Regulating Business Relationships -- Public Service Commission -- Banking and Insurance Regulation -- Authority Under the Law -- Regulating the Regulators: SAPA -- Rulemaking -- Executive Chamber Oversight of Regulations -- Adjudication -- Licensing -- Beyond SAPA -- From SAPA to GORR -- Regulatory Agencies and the Courts -- Ch. 7. The Workforce -- Who Are the State's Workers? -- The Legal Environment: Yesterday and Today -- The Taylor Law -- Resolving Disputes Under the Taylor Law -- Bargaining Units and Unions -- Repairing a "Calcified" Civil-Service System -- Employee Relations in the 21st Century -- Ch. 8. State Government's Biggest Job: The Budget -- Who Are the Players? -- What's in the Budget: The Spending Side -- Priorities Change -- How to Measure the Budget? -- The Executive Budget Process -- How the Process Unfolds -- The Legislature's Role -- A Contentious Process -- A 27-Month Budget Process -- Recent Reforms to the Budget Process -- Where Does the Money Come From? -- Cutting Taxes -- More Than Meets The Eye -- The Role of Borrowing -- Who Decides, and How? -- The Balance of Power -- How New York Compares -- Why Is Government in New York More Expensive? -- Budget Watchdogs -- Ch. 9. Health and Mental Hygiene -- A Multi-Tiered System -- Where It Began: Public Health -- State Government's Growing Involvement -- A Broad Range of Powers -- Regulating and Providing Health Care -- Medicaid -- Expanding Services, and Growing Costs -- Political Support -- Hospital Funding and Long-term Care -- Medicaid Managed Care -- Expanding Health Coverage -- Regulating Health Services -- Health Department Institutions -- Vital Statistics and Other Responsibilities -- Mental Hygiene -- Mental Health -- Mental Retardation -- Alcoholism and Substance Abuse -- Overseeing Quality of Care -- Ch. 10. Education -- Overview of Education Policymaking -- The Regents: Broad Powers -- The Constitution and the Board of Regents -- Early Public Education in New York -- Academics: Curriculum, Teaching, and Assessment -- Operational Mandates -- Charter Schools -- School Finance -- Private Schools and Home Schooling -- The Lottery and Education -- Higher Education -- Creating SUNY -- SUNY University Centers -- City University of New York -- Influences on Education Policy -- Regulation of Professions -- Serving Individuals with Disabilities -- State Museum and Archives -- Ch. 11. Transportation, Economic Development, and Public Authorities -- Early Transportation and the Great Canal -- Growth and Decline of the Canal System -- Changes in Administrative Structure -- The Modern Department of Transportation -- The Thruway -- Mass Transportation -- Airports and Other Responsibilities -- Economic Development -- The Business Climate -- The "Coupon" Strategy -- A Major New Incentive Program -- What Works in Economic Development? -- New York's Advantages and Competitive Challenges -- Public Authorities -- Ch. 12. Labor and Family Assistance -- An Overview -- Helping the Poor: Early Efforts -- State and County Governments Get Involved -- Cash Assistance -- The Road to Welfare Reform -- The Role of the State Constitution -- The Changing Politics of Welfare -- Welfare Reform in New York -- After Reform -- A New Administrative Structure -- A State and Local System -- Office of Children and Family Services -- Child Care -- Protecting Children -- Foster Care -- Adoption -- Labor Policy in New York -- Labor Starts to Gain Power -- Early Legislation -- The Triangle Fire Leads to More Laws -- Labor's Modern Political Involvement -- The Labor Department Today -- Unemployment Insurance -- Job Services -- Regulating Wages -- Workers' Compensation -- Ch. 13. Public Protection -- Crime in New York -- The Penal Law -- Evolving Concepts of What the Law Should Proscribe -- The Police -- The State Police -- Other Police and Peace Officers -- Prosecution and the Courts -- Protections for the Accused -- The Role of the Attorney General -- Disposition of Offenders and Sentencing -- The Prisons: Punishment and Rehabilitation -- Development of Prisons in New York -- Modern Administration of Corrections -- Attica -- Recent Changes in Corrections -- Probation and Parole -- Younger Offenders -- Tougher Punishment, More Programming -- Commission of Correction -- Help for Crime Victims -- Homeland Security -- Ch. 14. Environment and Parks -- Long Before Earth Day -- 'Make It a Forest Forever' -- The Conservation Department -- The Emerging Issue of Environmental Quality -- DEC and the Environmental Conservation Law -- DEC Today -- Lands and Forests -- Conservation Officers and Forest Rangers -- Related Agencies -- The Adirondacks: A Special Case -- Environmental Progress -- Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation -- Origins of the State Parks System -- Historic Preservation -- A Broad Agenda -- Ch. 15. The People's Government -- Voting -- Political Parties -- Lobbying -- Regulation of Lobbying -- New Rules for Lobbying -- A Variety of Interests in Albany -- Campaign Contributions -- What Purpose Do Political Contributions Serve? -- What Can a Citizen Do? -- The Role of Interest Groups -- Strategies for Influencing Policy -- Accountability -- Open Government -- The News Media -- Performance Measurement in New York -- Does Measurement Improve Performance? -- Performance Measurement on the Rise Nationally -- Ch. 16. Federalism: What Is the Role of State Governments? -- Federalism Today -- Why a Federal Form of Government? -- Still Important -- The Future of Federalism -- App. A Legislative Case Study: Domestic Relations Law.
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