State and local politics : government by the people
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State and local politics : government by the people
Prentice-Hall, c1996
8th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This title offers an analysis of state and local government and politics. It provides current information on topics such as: who and what influences state policy developments?; metropolitan reform strategies; the function and role of legislative committees; the politics of governors and state legislatures; how judges are chosen; women in politics; and the way political conflicts are managed or resolved at the grass-roots level.
Table of Contents
- State and Local Politics: Who Governs?
- American Federalism
- State Constitutions - Charters or Straitjackets?
- Parties and Elections in the States
- State Legislatures
- State Governors
- Judges and Justice in the States
- Local Government and Metropolitics
- Making State and Local Policy
- Staffing and Financing State and Local Governments.
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