Politics in Georgia
Published on 15. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
428 pages
978-0-8203-5289-3 (ISBN)
Description
This new edition has been extensively updated to reflect developments in Georgia politics and government since 2007-a decade that has seen three presidential election cycles, two midterm elections, and a census. Updates reflect not only changes in how Georgia is governed but also the economic and social trends helping to drive those changes. These include the continued growth and dispersal of His panic and Asian populations; the decline, by a variety of measures, of rural areas; and the moderating effect of probusiness government factions on social conservative agendas.
This edition maintains the book's comparative approach, which examines the state from three revealing perspectives. This allows readers to determine the extent to which Georgia is similar to its peers on such topics as the length and features of the constitution, the organization of the state government, and the nature of policies. All this allows students and scholars to have a better understanding of the political and economic dynamics of Georgia and the relationship of those dynamics to national political and economic developments. The result is a thorough, up-to-date resource on Georgia's dynamic political system.
Features:
-Coverage of trends and events since the prior edition appeared in 2007
-Analysis of the most recent state elections
-A rewritten chapter on the judiciary that reflects greater representation of women and minorities on the bench and a sharp rise in Republican appointees
-A rewritten chapter on policy, with added detail on such topics as transportation, the environment, education, social welfare, and public safety and security
-Extensive revisions to sections on the U.S. Constitution
-The removal of a chapter on public opinion so that its contents can be more tightly woven throughout the book
-Greater attention to the increased power of interest groups
-Acknowledgment throughout of the impact of the web and social media in politics and government
This edition maintains the book's comparative approach, which examines the state from three revealing perspectives. This allows readers to determine the extent to which Georgia is similar to its peers on such topics as the length and features of the constitution, the organization of the state government, and the nature of policies. All this allows students and scholars to have a better understanding of the political and economic dynamics of Georgia and the relationship of those dynamics to national political and economic developments. The result is a thorough, up-to-date resource on Georgia's dynamic political system.
Features:
-Coverage of trends and events since the prior edition appeared in 2007
-Analysis of the most recent state elections
-A rewritten chapter on the judiciary that reflects greater representation of women and minorities on the bench and a sharp rise in Republican appointees
-A rewritten chapter on policy, with added detail on such topics as transportation, the environment, education, social welfare, and public safety and security
-Extensive revisions to sections on the U.S. Constitution
-The removal of a chapter on public opinion so that its contents can be more tightly woven throughout the book
-Greater attention to the increased power of interest groups
-Acknowledgment throughout of the impact of the web and social media in politics and government
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Georgia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2 Maps; 2 Maps; 2 Maps; 2 Maps; 2 Maps; 2 Maps; 2 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
694 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8203-5289-3 (9780820352893)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Robert M. Howard | Arnold Fleischmann | Richard N. Engstrom
Politics in Georgia
E-Book
10/2017
3rd Edition
Cokesbury
€108.99
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Persons
Robert M. Howard (Author)
ROBERT M. HOWARD is a professor of political science at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He is the author of Getting a Poor Return: Courts, Justice, and Taxes.
Arnold Fleischmann (Author)
ARNOLD FLEISCHMANN is a professor of political science at Eastern Michigan University. He has published more than twenty-five articles and book chapters on urban and state politics and is the coauthor, with Robert M. Howard and Richard N. Engstrom, of Georgia's Constitution and Government (Georgia).
Richard N. Engstrom (Author)
RICHARD N. ENGSTROM is Associate Research Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. His research on national, state, and local government has appeared in Political Research Quarterly, Electoral Studies, and the Review of Policy Research.
ROBERT M. HOWARD is a professor of political science at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He is the author of Getting a Poor Return: Courts, Justice, and Taxes.
Arnold Fleischmann (Author)
ARNOLD FLEISCHMANN is a professor of political science at Eastern Michigan University. He has published more than twenty-five articles and book chapters on urban and state politics and is the coauthor, with Robert M. Howard and Richard N. Engstrom, of Georgia's Constitution and Government (Georgia).
Richard N. Engstrom (Author)
RICHARD N. ENGSTROM is Associate Research Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland. His research on national, state, and local government has appeared in Political Research Quarterly, Electoral Studies, and the Review of Policy Research.