Description
Cengage State and Local Government 2016 Edition by Ann O'M. Bowman, Richard C. Kearney
The 10th edition of STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT provides
comprehensive and completely updated coverage of institutions, political behaviour,
and policy-making at the state and local level. This bestselling text's theme
of increased capacity and responsiveness of state and local government conveys
excitement about politics at the grassroots level and is pro public service.
Table of Contents: -
1. New Directions for State and Local Governments.
2. Federalism and the States: Sorting Out Roles and
Responsibilities.
3. State Constitutions: The Fundamental Rules of State
Government.
4. Citizen Participation and Elections.
5. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns.
6. State Legislatures.
7. Governors: Power, Politics and Executive Leadership.
8. Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery.
9. The Judiciary: Independence vs. Accountability.
10. The Structure of Local Government.
11. Local Leadership and Governance.
12. State & Local Relations.
13. Taxing and Spending.
14. Economic Development.
15. Education Policy: Reading, Writing and Reform.
16. Criminal Justice: Cops and Corrections.
17. Social Welfare and Health Care Policy: Addressing
Poverty and Sickness.
18. Environmental Policy.