American State and Local Politics
Directions for the 21st Century
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
316 pages
978-1-56643-071-5 (ISBN)
Description
Ronald E. Weber and Paul Brace bring together a distinguished team of scholars of state and local government to provide an array of viewpoints on the impact of the major institutional changes that have been taking place over the past three decades. These experts discuss the current status of state and local government practices and identify some of the challenges facing officials today.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56643-071-5 (9781566430715)
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Content
States and localities transformed, Ronald E. Weber and Paul Brace; federalism and subnational governance, Robert M. Stein; governors - their heritage and future, Nelson C. Dometrius; the institutional legislature and the rise of the anti-politics era, Paul Brace and Daniel S. Ward; statehouse bureaucracy - institutional, consistency in a changing environment, Charles Barrilleaux; state judicial politics - rules, structures, and the political game, Melinda Gann Hall; the embattled mayors and local executives, James H, Svara; the resurgent city councils, Susan MacManus. (Part contents)