Publications - Articles and Reports

Articles:

Property Rights, the Common Good, and the State: The Catholic View of Market Economies. Journal of Catholic Social Thought, vol. 5, no. 2 (Summer 2008): 235-284.

A Preferential Option for the Poor and American Political Culture.  Journal of Catholic Social Thought, vol. 5, No. 1.(Winter 2008): 1-44. 

Evaluating Successful Political Internships: A View from the Students’ Seats. Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships (with Jeffrey Stonecash) vol. 41, no. 1 (2007): 4-11. 

Forests and Trees: The Role of Academics in Legislative Internships. Journal of Political Science Education, vol. 3, no. 1 (Jan-April 2007): 79-100. 

Gubernatorial Powers in New York: The Ongoing Battle.” Government, Law and Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 2: (Winter 2005): 21-24 (with Jeffrey Stonecash). 

Equity in State Education Spending: ‘Money Doesn’t Talk, It Swears.’ Vincentian Chair of Social Justice, vol. 5, 2001. Vincentian Center: St. John’s University, 2001. 

Measured Decentralization: The New York City Community Board System, The National Civic Review, vol. 78, no. 3 (May/June 1989): 202-208 1989.   

Community Governance: A Decade of Experience," in Frank Mauro & Gerald Benjamin (editors), Restructuring the New York City Government: The Reemergence of Municipal Reform New York: Annual Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, 1989.               

Community Empowerment Revisited: Two Decades of Integrative Reform, State and Local Government Review, vol. 20, no. 2(Spring 1988): 72-79.            

Satisfaction with the Intern Experience: Analysis of the New York Assembly Intern Program, The Journal of Cooperative Education (with Jeff Stonecash & Laurel Winegar), vol. XXV, no. 1 (Fall 1988): 25-43.  

Remediation and Equity: A Case Study of Gender Integration. Public Personnel Management, vol. 17, no. 1 (Spring 1988): 73-82.            

Community Input and the City Budget: Geographically Based Budgeting in New York City, Journal of Urban Affairs Vol. 8 (Winter 1986): 57-70. 

Gender Integration in the Public Sector: From Sanitation Man to Sanitation Worker, Urban Resources, vol. 3, No. 2 (Winter 1986): 15-23.               

Decentralization in New York City: A Study of Community Boards, American Society for Public Administration's, Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management, Occasional Paper, July 1985.      

Resident Participation as Agenda Setting: A Study of Neighborhood-Based Development Corporations, Journal of Urban Affairs,vol. 7 (Fall 1985): 13-29.                          

Coping with Crises: The Politics of Urban Retrenchment, Polity XVII (Winter 1984): 298-317.                      

Community Participation and Modernization: A Study of Political Choices, 44 Public Administration Review (May/June 1984): 224-231 (with Curtis Ventriss).           

Rejoinder to Cooper, 44 Public Administration Review November/December1984): 556.   

Reports:

Guide to the New York State Legislative, 3rd ed. (editor). Albany: NYS Assembly: 2001.

Community Government. The New York City Charter Revision Commission. New York: The Urban Research Center, New York University, 1988 (with Joseph Viteritti).