Politics and Policies in State and Local Governments
Author : Herbert Kaufman
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 12,75 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN :
Local Government and the States: Autonomy, Politics and Policy
Author : David R. Berman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 21,38 MB
Release : 2015-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1317465865
Book Description
This book offers an overview of the legal, political, and broad intergovernmental environment in which relations between local and state units of government take place, the historical roots of the conflict among them, and an analysis of contemporary problems concerning local authority, local revenues, state interventions and takeovers, and the restructuring of local governments. The author pays special attention to local governmental autonomy and the goals and activities of local officials as they seek to secure resources, fend off regulations and interventions, and fight for survival as independent units. He looks at the intergovernmental struggle from the bottom up, but in the process examines a variety of political activities at the state level and the development and effects of several state policies. Berman finds considerable reason to be concerned about the viability and future of meaningful local government.
State and Local Government
Author : David C. Saffell
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 22,51 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Book 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.
State and Local Government
Author : Ann O'M. Bowman
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 18,17 MB
Release : 2004-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780618429479
Book Description
The Sixth Edition of this best-selling text continues to provide the comprehensive and current coverage of institutions, political behavior, and policy-making at the state and local level. The strong policy orientation of the text, as well as its unifying theme of the increased capacity and responsibility of state and local governments have established this text as the standard for this course.Web resources in every chapter foster student interest in state and local politics and policy. An enhanced text-specific web site provides additional resources for instructors and students.
State and Local Politics
Author : David Berman
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 41,15 MB
Release : 1999-09-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780765632210
Book Description
Politics at the state and local level has never been more interesting than in our devolutionary age. This popular text is the most concise, readable, and current introduction to the field. Now in its ninth edition, the book keeps its focus on the varied and changing political and economic environments in which state and local governments function, and their strengths and weakenesses in key areas of public policy. The text is enlivened by boxed sections that relate individual experiences or highlight particular issues and developments. Topics covered in this edition include the drive toward devolution in the federal system; taxation and budgeting; the death penalty; tort reform, and changing approaches to welfare, education, land use, and waste management.
Politics and Policy in States and Communities
Author : John J. Harrigan
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,39 MB
Release : 2012-07-15
Category : Local government
ISBN : 9780205745494
Book Description
Explores the dynamics of state and community politics Politics and Policy in States and Communities explores the major issues facing states and localities and traces how the institutions of state and local government have changed over the years. The book explores topics such as the dramatic waves of reform in state and local government since World War II; the unprecedented role that governments play in today's political economy; and social conflicts over ethnicity, gender, sexual preference, and religion. Learning Goals: Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Explore how they can participate in state or local politics Understand the major issues facing state and local governments today Understand how state and local governments have changed over time
Cooperation and Conflict between State and Local Government
Author : Russell L. Hanson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 18,14 MB
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1538139332
Book Description
This book introduces students to the complex landscape of state-local intergovernmental relations today. Each chapter illustrates conflict and cooperation for policy problems including the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental regulation, marijuana regulation, and government management capacity. The contributors, leading experts in the field, help students enhance their understanding of the importance of state-local relations in the U.S. federal system, argue for better analysis of the consequences of state-local relations for the quality of policy outcomes, and introduce them to public service career opportunities in state and local government.
State and Local Politics
Author : David R. Berman
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 16,57 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Book Description
Politics at the state and local level has never been more interesting than in our "devolutionary" age. This popular text is the most concise, readable, and current introduction to the field. Now in its ninth edition, the book keeps its focus on the varied and changing political and economic environments in which state and local governments function, and their strengths and weaknesses in key areas of public policy. The text is enlivened by boxed sections that relate individual experiences or highlight particular issues and developments. Topics covered in this edition include the drive toward devolution in the federal system; fiscal constraints; political accountability; affirmative action; majority-minority districts; and changing approaches to welfare, education, land use, and law enforcement.
Politics in States and Communities
Author : Thomas R. Dye
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 38,44 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Book Description
A lively written, thought-provoking book which uses a clear, accessible approach to political conflict in American states and communities. It explores the what and the why behind current issues including illegal immigration, term limits, the fight against tobacco, campaign finance, sexual harassment, welfare reform, crime in the states, police and law enforcement, state correctional policies, the death penalty, abortion, affirmative action and more. This book compares the public policy and government management strategies of state and local governments, while focusing on the sources and nature of conflict. Coverage demonstrates how communities and states in America play an important role in the political life of the nation. For anyone wanting to learn more about State, Local, State and Local Government and Urban Politics.
Oklahoma Politics & Policies
Author : David R. Morgan
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 33,35 MB
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780803281363
Book Description
Oklahoma is a plains state exemplifying the Middle American virtues of family, lodge, and church; a southern state in the path of the power shift from the indus-trial East to the energy-rich sunbelt; a western state of modern cowboys and rodeos. Small wonder its political culture is so varied. The authors of Oklahoma Politics and Policies contend that Oklahoma is a paradox?a state struggling for a clear sense of identity where the old and new vie for the allegiance of its citizens. ø David R. Morgan, Robert E. England, and George O. Humphreys examine the history of Oklahoma and the place of Native Americans in this former Indian Territory; the state's links to the federal government; its executive, legislative, and judicial systems; political parties and interest groups; local government; and the current policy issues that confront its citizens. They assess the attempts of Oklahomans to revive their economy. The 1990s will be bright, the authors sug-gest, if Oklahomans can put aside internal conflicts and the politics of negativism in approaching economic and social problems more pragmatically.
