State and Local Government
Politics and Public Policies
David C. Saffell(Author)
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 1. January 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-07-054477-2 (ISBN)
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Description
The revision of this brief, paperback text reviews the basics of state of local government in the USA. While the main focus is on political parties, interest groups, legislatures, courts, and executive officials at the state level, their counterparts in cities are also discussed and evaluated. A policy chapter (ch. 9) allows students to better understand how state and local governments are coping with such issues as education cuts, homelessness, AIDS, and crime. In the fifth edition each chapter includes a new, short reading on current events, taken from newspapers, periodicals, and other sources. there is comprehensive coverage of the effect of the financial crunch of the early 1990s on the state and local governments (ch. 8 ), and a discussion of the privatization of public services (ch. 6). Other new material includes coverage of: Bush federalism proposals (ch. 2); the changing role of legislative leaders (ch.5); the role of city managers (ch. 6); new Supreme Court decisions in the areas of civil liberties and civil rights (ch. 7). Medicaid costs and Bush education proposals (ch 9); and updated crime and prison statistics.
Statistics and information on the 1990 census, the 1990 elections, the 1992 legislative redistricting, and the 1991 transportation legislation have also been updated. The text concludes with an examination of a variety of policy areas - education, welfare, housing and environmental protection. Also available is an instructor's manual with test bank (0-07-054478-6).
Statistics and information on the 1990 census, the 1990 elections, the 1992 legislative redistricting, and the 1991 transportation legislation have also been updated. The text concludes with an examination of a variety of policy areas - education, welfare, housing and environmental protection. Also available is an instructor's manual with test bank (0-07-054478-6).
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 163 mm
Weight
4000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-054477-2 (9780070544772)
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Book
01/1998
6th Edition
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€43.32
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Content
The setting of state and local government; states and cities in the federal system; political parties and interest groups; political participation and elections; legislatures in the states; governors, mayors, and bureaucrats; courts, police, and corrections; financing state and local government; state policy making - conflict and accommodation; metropolitan growth and environment.