CHAPTERS
1. Introduction:
They Tax Dogs in West Virginia, Don’t They?
2. Federalism:
The Power Plan
3. Constitutions:
Operating Instructions
4. Political Attitudes and Participation:
Venting and Voting
5. Parties and Interest Groups:
Elephants, Donkeys, and Cash Cows
6. Legislatures:
The Art of Herding Cats
7. Governors and Executives:
There Is No Such Thing As Absolute Power
8. Courts:
Turning Law into Politics
9. Bureaucracy:
What Nobody Wants but Everybody Needs
10. Local Government:
Function Follows Form
11. Metropolitics:
The Hole Government Problem
12. Finances:
Filling the Till and Paying the Bills
13. Education:
Reading, Writing, and Regulation
14. Crime and Punishment
15. Health and Welfare Policy:
State, Heal Thyself!
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Governing States & Localities
By Kevin B. Smith, Alan Greenblatt, and Michele Mariani
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