An edition of Governing states and localities
(2007)
Governing states and localities
2nd ed.
by Kevin B. Smith, Alan Greenblatt, and Michele Mariani
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Governing States & Localities
July 17, 2007, Cq Staff Directories
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0872893790 9780872893795
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Table of Contents
Introduction: they tax dogs in West Virginia, don't they?
Federalism: the power plan
Constitutions: operating instructions
Political attitudes and participation: venting and voting
Parties and interest groups: elephants, donkeys, and cash cows
Legislatures: the art of herding cats
Governors and executives: there is no such thing as absolute power
Courts: turning law into politics
Bureaucracy: what nobody wants ... but everybody needs
Local government: function follows form
Metropolitics: the hole problem of government
Finance: filling the till and paying the bills
Education: reading, writing, and regulation
Crime and punishment
Health and welfare: state, heal thyself!
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