Governing states and localities /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Smith, Kevin B., 1963- (Author), Greenblatt, Alan (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE/CQ Press, [2020]
Edition:	Seventh Edition.
Subjects:	State governments > United States > Textbooks. Local government > United States > Textbooks. Comparative government > Textbooks.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to state and local government: They tax dogs in West Virginia, don't they?
Chapter 2. Federalism: The power plan
Chapter 3. Constitutions: Operating instructions
Chapter 4. Finance: Filling the till and paying the bills
Chapter 5. Political attitudes and participation: Venting and voting
Chapter 6. Parties and interest groups: Elephants, donkeys, and cash cows
Chapter 7. Legislatures: The art of herding cats
Chapter 8. Governors and executives: There is no such thing as absolute power
Chapter 9. Courts: Turning law into politics
Chapter 10. Bureaucracy: What nobody wants but everybody needs
Chapter 11. Local government: Function follows form
Chapter 12. Metropolitics: The hole problem of government
Chapter 13. Education: Reading, writing, and regulation
Chapter 14. Crime and punishment
Chapter 15. Health and welfare: State, heal thyself!
Chapter 16. Environment and climate change: Thinking globally, acting locally.