Description |
xiv, 361 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-348) and index. |
Contents |
States and localities transformed / Ronald E. Weber and Paul Brace -- Devolution and challenge for state and local governance / Robert M. Stein -- Governors : their heritage and future / Nelson C. Dometrius -- Institutionalized legislature and the rise of the antipolitics era / Paul Brace and Daniel S. Ward -- Statehouse bureaucracy : institutional consistency in a changing environment / Charles Barrilleaux -- State judicial politics : rules, structures, and the political game / Melinda Gann Hall -- Embattled mayors and local executives / James H. Svara -- Resurgent city councils / Susan MacManus -- State and local parties in a candidate-centered age / John F. Bibby -- Opening up of state and local election processes / Charles S. Bullock III -- Interest representation in the states / Virginia Gray and David Lowery -- Policy change in the American states / Evan J. Ringquist and James C. Garand -- Policy change in American cities and counties / Elaine B. Sharpe. |
Subject |
State governments.
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Local government.
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Added Author |
Weber, Ronald E., 1938-
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Brace, Paul, 1954-
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ISBN |
1566430712 |
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