State and Local Government
8th Edition
Published on 1. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-1-4390-8528-8 (ISBN)
Description
The book's theme of increased capacity and responsiveness of state and local government conveys excitement about politics at the grassroots level and is pro public service.
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Edition
International ed of 8th revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
794 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4390-8528-8 (9781439085288)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. New Directions for State and Local Government. 2. Federalism and the States. 3. State Constitutions. 4. Citizen Participation and Elections. 5. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns. 6. State Legislatures. 7. Governors. 8. Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery. 9. The Judiciary. 10. The Structure of Local Government. 11. Local Leadership and Governance. 12. State-Local Relations. 13. State and Local Finance. 14. Economic Development. 15. Education Policy. 16. Criminal Justice. 17. Social Welfare and Health Care Policy. 18. Environmental Policy.