State and local government / Ann O'M. Bowman,Texas A&M University; Richard C. Kearney, North Carolina State University
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TextPublication details: Boston, MA : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, c2014.Edition: Ninth editionDescription: xvi, 544 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781435462687 (student edition)
- 1435462688 (student edition)
- JK2408 B68 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-532) and index.
New directions for state and local governments -- Federalism and the states -- State constitutions -- Citizen participation and elections -- Political parties, interest groups, and campaigns -- State legislatures -- Governors -- Public administration: budgeting and service delivery -- The Judiciary -- Local government: types and functions -- Local leadership and governance -- State-local relations -- taxing and spending -- Economic development -- Education policy -- Criminal justice -- Social welfare and health care policy -- Environmental policy.
"Addresses the core elements, current and future perspectives of local and state government. This best-selling text continues to provide comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of institutions, political behavior, and policy-making at the state and local level. 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."--Back cover.
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