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Politics and Policy in American States and Communities

by: Dresang, Dennis; Gosling, James J.

Politics and Policy in American States and Communities

by: Dresang, Dennis; Gosling, James J.

ISBN 13:
9780321129581
ISBN 10:
032112958X
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2004
Publisher: Longman
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With a lower price, new trade-like trim size, and a unique organizing themea face-to-face approachthis text shows how individuals are affected by decisions of governmental officials and how individuals can influence public policy. As the authors have done in previous editions, their approach to the study of state and local governments personalizes the material, making it more meaningful to the student.

Preface

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 Face-to-Face Governance

(15)

Scope

(2)

Capacity

(3)

Participation

(5)

Plan of this Book

(3)

SECTION 2 LAYING THE FOUNDATION

Chapter 2 State Diversity, Growth and Decline, and the Contemporary Urban Dilemma

(39)

Values

(2)

Political Cultures

(4)

An Introductory Tour of the States

(8)

Metropolitan Development

(6)

Patterns of Interregional Growth and Decline

(8)

The New Immigration and Metropolitan Growth

(2)

The Consequences of Growth and Decline

(1)

Summary and Conclusions

(5)

Chapter 3 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

(38)

Constitutional Developments

(4)

The Phases of Federalism

(16)

The Plight of Local Governments in the Federal System

(3)

Regulatory Federalism

(3)

Relations among the States

(3)

Relations with Indian Nations

(2)

Summary and Conclusions

(4)

Chapter 4 Constitutions and Charters

(31)

History of State Constitutions

(11)

Major Features of State Constitutions

106

(9)

Local Government Charters

115

(2)

Types of Local Governments

117

(3)

Summary and Conclusions

120

(4)

Chapter 5 Policy-Making Processes

124

(35)

Public Policy Instruments

125

(3)

Individual and Group Participation in Public Policy Making

128

(5)

The Centrality of Lawmaking in Shaping Public Policy

133

(1)

The Substantive Bill State Legislative Process

134

(9)

The State Budgetary Process

143

(13)

Summary and Conclusions

156

(3)

SECTION 3 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Chapter 6 Grassroots Participation

159

(21)

Access to Government

161

(2)

Who Participates?

163

(3)

Ways of Participating

166

(3)

Direct Democracy

169

(7)

Summary and Conclusions

176

(4)

Chapter 7 Interest Groups

180

(25)

General Trends

181

(2)

Internal Characteristics

183

(9)

Functions and Activities

192

(6)

Impact of Interest Groups

198

(4)

Summary and Conclusions

202

(3)

Chapter 8 Political Parties and Elections

205

(31)

The Roles of Political Parties

207

(2)

Party Organization

209

(4)

Informal Organization

213

(2)

Party Nominations

215

(1)

Campaigns

216

(4)

Campaign Finances

220

(5)

Independent Expenditures and Issue Ads

225

(1)

Term Limits

226

(1)

The Election

227

(1)

Party Competition

228

(4)

Summary and Conclusions

232

(4)

SECTION 4 THE INSTITUTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Chapter 9 Governors

236

(25)

Historical Developments

238

(1)

Formal Powers

239

(12)

Roles

251

(5)

Governors as Individuals

256

(1)

Governors and Mobility

257

(1)

Summary and Conclusions

258

(3)

Chapter 10 State Legislatures

261

(33)

What Legislatures Do

266

(1)

Legislative Organization

267

(1)

Legislative Leadership

268

(7)

Legislative Committees

275

(1)

Members

276

(3)

Legislative Reform

279

(4)

Calls for Term Limits

283

(2)

The Changing Executive-Legislative Balance

285

(5)

Legislative Decision Making

290

(1)

Summary and Conclusions

290

(4)

Chapter 11 Local Government Executives and Legislatures

294

(26)

Community Power

297

(1)

Executive and Legislative Institutions in Municipal Government

298

(5)

Patterns of Executive and Legislative Relations in Municipal Government

303

(7)

County Governments

310

(2)

Townships

312

(1)

School Districts

312

(3)

Other Special Districts

315

(1)

Summary and Conclusions

316

(4)

Chapter 12 Bureaucracies

320

(32)

The Nature of Bureaucracy

321

(5)

Profile of Public Employees

326

(3)

Personnel Management

329

(7)

Agency Discretion and Accountability

336

(3)

Independent Regulatory Agencies

339

(6)

Privatization

345

(2)

Summary and Conclusions

347

(5)

Chapter 13 Courts

352

(27)

State and Federal Courts

354

(3)

State, Tribal, and Federal Courts

357

(1)

Structures

358

(3)

Role of State's Attorney or Attorney General

361

(4)

Process

365

(4)

Judicial Actions

369

(2)

Selection of Judges

371

(2)

Discipline and Removal of Judges

373

(1)

Juries

374

(1)

Summary and Conclusions

375

(4)

SECTION 5 PUBLIC POLICIES

Chapter 14 Crime and Corrections

379

(26)

The Nature and Incidence of Crime

380

(8)

Approaches to Crime

388

(3)

Incarceration

391

(7)

Crime and the Constitution

398

(4)

Summary and Conclusions

402

(3)

Chapter 15 Educational Policy

405

(34)

Primary and Secondary Education

407

(11)

Educational Alternatives

418

(5)

The Equity or Excellence Debate

423

(2)

The Courts' Renewed Interest in Fiscal Equity

425

(3)

Higher Education

428

(7)

Summary and Conclusions

435

(4)

Chapter 16 Social Welfare and Health Policy

439

(37)

Social Welfare Policy

440

(3)

Public Assistance Programs

443

(3)

Who Are the Poor?

446

(3)

Welfare Reform

449

(13)

Health Policy

462

(7)

The National Debate Over Health Care Reform

469

(2)

Implications for the States

471

(1)

Summary and Conclusions

472

(4)

Chapter 17 Environmental Policy and Economic Development

476

(31)

Federalism and Environmental Policy Making

480

(1)

Federal Initiatives in the Environmental Decade

481

(4)

Reagan's Redirection of Environmental Regulation

485

(1)

Bush and Clinton: More Environmentally Friendly Administrations

486

(6)

George W. Bush and Expanded Market-Based Incentives

492

(1)

The States' Prominence in Environmental Protection

492

(1)

The Environmental Challenges Lying Ahead

493

(1)

The Allure of Economic Development

494

(6)

Environmental Protection and Economic Development: A Strained Relationship?

500

(2)

Summary and Conclusions

502

(5)

Chapter 18 Fiscal Policy and Financial Management

507

(28)

The Economy and Taxing and Spending

510

(2)

Taxing and Spending Comparisons among the States

512

(5)

Financing State and Local Governments

517

(5)

Evaluating State and Local Taxes

522

(2)

Executive and Legislative Balance in Fiscal Policy Making

524

(2)

State and Local Financial Management

526

(5)

Summary and Conclusions

531

(4)

SECTION 6 CONCLUSION

Chapter 19 Responding to Pressing Public Problems

535

(12)

The Individual Citizen's Perspective

537

(1)

Perspectives of Organized Interest Groups

537

(1)

The Perspective of Local Government Policymakers

538

(1)

The Perspective of State Policymakers

539

(2)

Perspectives and Politics

541

(1)

Government Responses

542

(3)

Responding with Solutions

545

(2)

Index

547

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