Description: Explains how New York's institutions and policymakers have governed the state through a series of contemporary crises.
Brief description: Laurie A. Buonanno is Professor of Public Administration at SUNY Buffalo State University and a European Commission Jean Monnet Chair (2026-2028). She is the coauthor, with Michael Buonanno, of Remembering Italian America: Memory, Migration, Identity.
Review Quotes:
"This impressive volume provides an in-depth explanation of the politics of crisis management at the state and local levels in New York State. In addition, using crisis governance as the lens, it updates and deepens our understanding of New York's government as a whole." -- Daniel L. Feldman, coauthor of The Art of the Watchdog: Fighting Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Corruption in Government