INTRODUCTION Regional Patterns in a Post City Era - H V Savitch and Ronald K Vogel PART ONE: AVOIDANCE AND CONFLICT New York - Bruce Berg and Paul Kantor The Politics of Conflict and Avoidance Los Angeles - Alan L Saltzstein Politics without Governance St Louis - Donald Phares and Claude Louishomme A Politically Fragmented Area PART TWO: MUTUAL ADJUSTMENT Washington DC - Jeffrey Henig, David Brunori and Mark Ebert Cautions and Constrained Cooperation Louisville - H V Savitch and Ronald K Vogel Compacts and Antagonistic Cooperation Pittsburgh - Louise Jezierski Partnerships in a Regional City PART THREE: METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT Miami - Genie Stowers Experiences in Regional Government Minneapolis-St Paul - John J Harrigan Structuring Metropolitan Government Jacksonville - Bert Swanson Consolidation and Regional Governance Portland - Arthur C Nelson The Metropolitan Umbrella PART FOUR: CONCLUSION Perspectives for the Present and Lessons for the Future - H V Savitch and Ronald K Vogel