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State and Local Government, 2008-2009 Edition Every year, editor Kevin Smith samples from publications such as Governing, State Legislatures, State News, and Campaigns & Elections to grab your students’ interest with highly readable and current articles that hit close to home. Thirty nine new articles cover significant issues facing state and local government, including: the growing dysfunctional relationship between federal, state, and local governments; the impact of female legislators at all levels of government; baby boomers leaving the workforce and the need to recruit younger workers to replace them; state and local efforts to prevent climate change; and the challenges posed by illegal immigration. This 2008-2009 edition is a sure fit for your state and local government courses.
Table of Contents PART I. FEDERALISM AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 1. Recipe for Respect 2. Federal (In)Action PART II. ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT PART V. GOVERNORS AND EXECUTIVES 28. Back on Track Zach Patton, Governing 29. Local Warming Christopher Swope, Governing.com 30. Building Healthier Communities Sean Sloane, State News 31. Do You Really Want to be the Best? Zach Patton, Governing.com PART IX. BUDGETS AND TAXES 32. Growth and Taxes Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Governing.com 33. The Property Tax Shuffle Bert Waisanen, State Legislatures 34. The $3 Trillion Challenge Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Governing 35. The Gold in the Gray Ron Snell, State Legislatures PART X. POLICY CHALLENGES 36. Issues to Watch Josh Goodman, Governing.com 37. Two Faces of Foreclosure Alan Greenblatt, Governing 38. Crackdown Josh Goodman, Governing 39. Can It Work? Laura Tobler and Christie Hager, State Legislatures Testimonials "State and Local Government, nicely augments Governing States and Localities. The topics covered are timely, relevant, and of interest to the students. I like that practitioners authored most of the entries: their practical, real world experiences force both the students and me to address the disparities between principle and practice. Also, it challenges students to synthesize material from several chapters to understand the complexities of the real world examples, promoting more analytical and thoughtful discussion than readings I’ve used in the past. An added bonus to using the book is that it educates students about the kinds of careers available in state and local government." - Mitzi Mahoney, Sam Houston State University“Our students are required to take Texas Government, and this book is a wonderful way to get our students to see beyond the borders of Texas. Since some of the articles include Texas, the book does double-duty in highlighting what other political writers think of Texas and its place in the union. The articles are concise and cover a wide variety of topics; many can even be used outside of the table of contents designation. These articles can be used to supplement many general state and local government books, as well as the books that are unique to Texas Government.” - Eric Miller, Blinn College-Bryan Campus“Kevin Smith’s State and Local Government is a valuable supplement to the teaching of state and local government. It gives students the opportunity to examine issues of importance in government and politics with contemporary and relevant articles.” - Gary Uhrin, Westmoreland County Community CollegeBio(s)
Kevin B. Smith, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Kevin B. Smith is professor of political science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the author or coauthor of Governing States and Localities, 2nd Edition, The Ideology of Education, and numerous scholarly articles on state politics and policy. He is also a former associate editor of State Politics & Policy Quarterly. Prior to becoming an academic he covered state and local politics as a newspaper reporter. |