1: Introduction to State and Community Politics
2: The Constitutional Environment of State and Local Governments
3: The Intergovernmental Framework for State and Community Politics
4: Channels of Citizen Influence: Participation, Public Opinion, and Interest Groups
5: Channels of Citizen Influence: the Ballot Box, Parties, and Direct Action
6: The Institutions of Local Government
7: The Dynamics of Community Politics
8: State Legislatures and Public Policy
9: Governors and the Challenge of Executive Leadership
10: Administrators and the Implementation of Policy
11: Courts, Crime, and Corrections in American States
12: Financing State and Local Governments
13: Poverty and Social Welfare Policies
14: Education
15: Infrastructure Policies: Transportation and Housing and Community Development
16: Regulating the Environment
17: State and Community Economic Development Policies
Appendix: Career Prospects in State and Local Government
