Readings in Arkansas Politics and Government
Erschienen am 6. März 2020
450 Seiten
978-1-61075-682-2 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
This second edition of the authoritative Readings in Arkansas Politics and Government brings together in one volume some of the best available scholarly research on a wide range of issues of interest to students of Arkansas politics and government. The twenty-one chapters are arranged in three sections covering both historical and contemporary issues-ranging from the state's socioeconomic and political context to the workings of its policymaking institutions and key policy concerns in the modern political landscape. Topics covered include racial tension and integration, social values, political corruption, public education, obstacles facing the state's effort to reform welfare, and others. Ideal for use in introductory and advanced undergraduate courses, the book will also appeal to lawmakers, public administrators, journalists, and others interested in how politics and government work in Arkansas.
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. Foundations and Context in Arkansas Politics and Government
- 1. The Antievolution Law: Church and State in Arkansas
- 2. Low Villains and Wickedness in High Places: Race and Class in the Elaine Race Riots
- 3. A Place at the Table: Hot Springs and the GI Revolt
- 4. The Arkansas Electorate
- 5. Arkansas: Trump is a Natural for the Natural State
- Part II. Institutions and Actors in Arkansas Politics and Government
- 6. "The Great Negro State of the Country"? Black Legislators in Arkansas, 1973-2000
- 7. Term Limits in Arkansas: Opportunities and Consequences
- 8. Orval E. Faubus: Out of Socialism into Realism
- 9. Noblesse Oblige and Practical Politics: Winthrop Rockefeller and the Civil Rights Movement
- 10. The Big Three of Late Twentieth-Century Arkansas Politics: Dale Bumpers, Bill Clinton, and David Pryor
- 11. The Evolution of Judicial Selection in Arkansas: External and Internal Explanations of Change and Potential Future Directions
- 12. A Practitioner's Guide to Arkansas's New Judicial Article
- 13. The Natural State in a Time of Change: A Survey-Based Analysis of State Party Organizations in Arkansas, 1999-2013
- 14. The Arkansas State Budget Process: A Unique and Reliable Approach
- Part III. Public Policy Conflicts in Arkansas Politics and Government
- 15. "Dedicated People": Little Rock Central High School's Teachers during the Integration Crisis of 1957-1958
- 16. Going Off the Deep End: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Desegregation of Little Rock's Public Swimming Pools
- 17. A Crime Unfit to Be Named: Arkansas and Sodomy
- 18. Keeping Hope Alive: A Case Study of the Continuing Argument for Ratification of the ERA
- 19. Effects of Prohibition in Arkansas Counties
- 20. Implementation of the Welfare-to-Work Program in Arkansas: The Importance of Inter-AgencyCommunication
- 21. Making Progress?: Education Reform in Arkansas
- Notes
- Contributors
- Index
