Wisconsin politics and government : America's laboratory of democracy

著者

    • Conant, James K.

書誌事項

Wisconsin politics and government : America's laboratory of democracy

James K. Conant

（Politics and governments of the American states）

University of Nebraska Press, c2006

  • : pbk

大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全3件

この図書・雑誌をさがす

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780803215481

内容説明

Throughout the twentieth century, Wisconsin won national visibility and praise for its role as a 'laboratory of democracy' within the American federal system. In "Wisconsin Politics and Government" James K. Conant traces the development of the state and its Progressive heritage from the early territorial experience to contemporary times. Conant includes a discussion of the four major periods of institutional and policy innovation that occurred in Wisconsin during the twentieth century as well as an examination of the state's constitution, legislature, office of the governor, courts, political parties and elections, interest groups, social welfare policy, local governments, state-local relations, and current and emerging issues.Readers of "Wisconsin Politics and Government" are likely to find a close correspondence between Wisconsin's social, economic, and political experience during the twentieth century and the essential democratic characteristics Alexis de Tocqueville describes in his classic work "Democracy in America". For example, Wisconsin's twentieth-century civil society was highly developed: its elected and administrative officials continuously sought to improve the state's political and administrative institutions, and they worked to enhance the economic and social conditions of the state's citizens.Other modern characteristics of the state's democratic experience include issue-oriented politics, government institutions operating free of scandal, and citizens turning out to vote in large numbers. James K. Conant is a professor of government and politics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He grew up in Wisconsin, began his professional career working in Wisconsin state government, and received his PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

目次

  • 1. The Character of the State
  • 2. The Constitution
  • 3. The Legislature
  • 4. The Governor
  • 5. The Courts
  • 6. Private Interests and Interest Groups
  • 7. Political Parties and Elections
  • 8. The State Budget and the Budgetary Process
  • 9. Social Welfare Policy
  • 10. Local Government
  • 11. State-Local Relations
  • 12. Wisconsin in the Federal System
  • 13. Continuing Traditions and Emerging Issues
  • 14. Studying Wisconsin Politics and Government: A Guide to Resources
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780803264564

内容説明

Throughout the twentieth century, Wisconsin won national visibility and praise for its role as a "laboratory of democracy" within the American federal system. In Wisconsin Politics and Government James K. Conant traces the development of the state and its Progressive heritage from the early territorial experience to contemporary times. Conant includes a discussion of the four major periods of institutional and policy innovation that occurred in Wisconsin during the twentieth century as well as an examination of the state's constitution, legislature, office of the governor, courts, political parties and elections, interest groups, social welfare policy, local governments, state-local relations, and current and emerging issues. Readers of Wisconsin Politics and Government are likely to find a close correspondence between Wisconsin's social, economic, and political experience during the twentieth century and the essential democratic characteristics Alexis de Tocqueville describes in his classic work Democracy in America. For example, Wisconsin's twentieth-century civil society was highly developed: its elected and administrative officials continuously sought to improve the state's political and administrative institutions, and they worked to enhance the economic and social conditions of the state's citizens. Other modern characteristics of the state's democratic experience include issue-oriented politics, government institutions operating free of scandal, and citizens turning out to vote in large numbers.

目次

  • 1. The Character of the State
  • 2. The Constitution
  • 3. The Legislature
  • 4. The Governor
  • 5. The Courts
  • 6. Private Interests and Interest Groups
  • 7. Political Parties and Elections
  • 8. The State Budget and the Budgetary Process
  • 9. Social Welfare Policy
  • 10. Local Government
  • 11. State-Local Relations
  • 12. Wisconsin in the Federal System
  • 13. Continuing Traditions and Emerging Issues
  • 14. Studying Wisconsin Politics and Government: A Guide to Resources

「Nielsen BookData」 より

関連文献： 1件中  1-1を表示

詳細情報

ページトップへ