State governments : institutions and issues /
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Lanham, Md. :
University Press of America,
[2005]
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Table of Contents:
- American federalism : the devolution of power and responsibility to the states
- Tribal government : the struggle for recognition and sovereignty
- The role of the governor : dominator, primus inter pares, or implementer?
- Legislatures : professionals versus amateurs
- Judicial politics : the art of selecting judges
- Campaign spending : a regulatory nightmare?
- Urban sprawl : sprawlzilla versus home on the range
- Education at the crossroads : is it funding or is it choice?
- Social welfare reform : the ongoing debate
- Health care reform : a disease in search of a remedy
- Water : a public trust or a private resource?
- A fair tax, a good tax?
- The living wage movement : should government be setting wages?
- State lotteries and the legalized gambling revolution : a boon or a scam?