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Cambridge University Press Central Government and the Localities
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Cambridge University Press The Informal Regulation of Criminal Markets in
Book SynopsisThis book explains how states informally regulate drug markets in Latin America. It shows how and why state actors, specifically police and politicians, confront, negotiate with, or protect drug dealers to extract illicit rents or prevent criminal violence. The book highlights how, in countries with weak institutions, police act as interlocutors between criminals and politicians. It shows that whether and how politicians control their police forces explains the prevalence of different informal regulatory arrangements to control drug markets. Using detailed case studies built on 180 interviews in four cities in Argentina and Brazil, the book reconstructs how these informal regulatory arrangements emerged and changed over time.Trade Review'We long suspected that state actors in Argentina and Brazil were deeply involved in illicit narcotics markets and that this involvement was producing the interpersonal violence that periodically shakes these countries. But we didn't know how state intervention, drug trafficking, and violence intersect and interact. This book systematically dissects this relation and offers a novel and insightful perspective to understand and explain one of the most intractable issues in contemporary Latin America. Superbly written and brilliantly argued, the plethora of scholarly and policy lessons packed in this book will make it an unavoidable reference in the study of contemporary Latin America.' Javier Auyero, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Professor in Latin American Sociology, University of Texas-Austin, author of The Ambivalent State: Police-Criminal Collusion at the Urban Margins'When and how do illicit markets come to be jointly governed by states and organized crime? Hernán Flom unpacks how relations between politicians, police, and criminals generate informal regulatory arrangements that shape state and criminal violence associated with drug markets in Latin America. Insightful theorization and rich empirics make this book an important contribution to the growing research on the politics of crime.' Eduardo Moncada, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University and author of Resisting Extortion: Victims, Criminals, and States in Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2021)'This path-breaking book explains how politics in weakly institutionalized democracies shape the ways in which state authorities and the police informally regulate illicit drug markets. Theoretically insightful and empirically rich, Flom's study of four metropolitan areas in Argentina and Brazil masterfully weaves the voices of hundreds of cops and politicians into a cogent explanation of the different uses of violence and corruption to govern illicit markets in the Global South. The book is essential reading for students of governance, regulation, illicit economies, crime, and the police.' Guillermo Trejo, Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame'Hernán Flom studies rigorously the relationship between elected politicians and police to explain diverse informal regulatory regimes of drug markets in Argentina and Brazil. This book contributes to theorizing the multiple, and often unexpected, ways in which states interact with drug markets, not only repressing them or enforcing the law, but also tolerating, preying upon, or protecting them. His focus on the police as a pivotal actor expands our knowledge of the intricate dynamics that connect states and criminal markets. The book is an important addition to the literature on criminal violence, drug markets, and policing.' Angélica Durán-Martínez, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of Global Studies Ph.D. Program, The University of Massachusetts LowellTable of Contents1. Informal regulation of criminal markets in Latin America; 2. A theory of drug market regulation; 3. Particularistic confrontation: The persistent war between gangs and police in Rio De Janeiro; 4. Particularistic negotiation: The decentralization of police corruption and increase in violence in Rosario, Santa Fe; 5. Coordinated protection: The consolidation of centralized corruption in Buenos Aires; 6. Coordinated coexistence: The consolidation of a police-gang truce in São Paulo; 7. Regulation of criminal markets in weak institutional contexts.
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Cambridge University Press Caring for Mom and Dad
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Cambridge University Press Nationalism in the Vernacular
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Cambridge University Press Political Selection in China
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Cambridge University Press A Concise History of Japan Cambridge Concise Histories
Book SynopsisTo this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its minorities, state and economic development, and the uses of science and medicine. The book begins by tracing the country's early history through archaeological remains, before proceeding to explore life in the imperial court, the rise of the samurai, civil conflict, encounters with Europe, and the advent of modernity and empire. Integrating the pageantry of a unique nation's history with today's environmental concerns, Walker's vibrant and accessible new narrative then follows Japan's ascension from the ashes of World War II into the thriving nation of today. It is a history for our times, posing important questions regarding how we should situate a nation's history in an age of environmental andTrade Review'This is the best short survey of Japanese history available today: timely in its focus on environmental issues but timeless in its sound scholarship, rich in detail but thoroughly readable and eloquent in its interpretation of Japan's complex past.' William M. Tsutsui, Hendrix College, Washington'This is a textbook for our times from one of the leading scholars in the field. From humanity's deep history in the archipelago to the massive crisis of March 2011, Walker's history recasts the central themes of the Japanese past. Samurai scientists, wartime zealots, and the nation's vibrant post-war popular culture are placed in global context and enlivened through clear prose. Each chapter is concise, accessible and rooted in the latest scholarship. I can think of no finer text that covers the full range of Japan's past.' Ian Jared Miller, Harvard University, Massachusetts'In crisp, clear prose, Brett Walker's A Concise History of Japan provides a sweeping view of Japan's past distinctively framed by world history and, most crucially, by environmental challenges.' Julia Adeney Thomas, University of Notre Dame, Indiana'Brett Walker's A Concise History of Japan is a new national survey geared to the global Anthropocene. Alert to the many forces that threaten our planet's future, the author - a leading environmental historian in his own right - takes a critical look at the long sweep of the Japanese past. The result is a fast-paced account of the archipelago's development and its discontents, at once brisk and brooding.' Kären Wigen, Stanford University, California'A lucid exploration of the way that the peoples of the Japanese archipelago have shaped and been shaped by their environment, from the extinction of big game to the grave disaster and diseases that accompanied industrialization every step of the way.' Morgan Giles, The Times Literary Supplement'Walker's new history of Japan reflects a deep appreciation of the issues of concern to today's readers. This is a history of Japan unlike anything published so far in the attention given to the impact of disease, famine, deforestation, climate change, environmental pollution, and natural disasters on the story of the Japanese and their relationship with their country. In a clear, readable style, the author expertly narrates the course of Japanese history, reflecting the most recent scholarship available. Along the way, he discusses topics not included in previous histories of Japan, such as the introduction and impact of both disease and medical knowledge in the premodern era, the rise of the Japanese fishing 'pelagic empire' in the twentieth century, and the global impact of Japan's 'soft culture' in recent decades … Summing up: essential.' M. D. Ericson, ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface; Chronology; Introduction; 1. The birth of the Yamato state, 14,500 BCE–710 CE; 2. The courtly age, 710–1185; 3. The rise of Samurai rule, 1185–1336; 4. Medieval Japan and the warring states period, 1336–1573; 5. Japan's encounter with Europe, 1542–1640; 6. Unifying the realm, 1560–1603; 7. Early modern Japan, 1600–1800; 8. The rise of imperial nationalism, 1770–1854; 9. Meiji enlightenment, 1868–1912; 10. Meiji's discontents, 1868–1920; 11. The birth of Japan's imperial state, 1800–1910; 12. Empire and imperial democracy, 1905–31; 13. The Pacific War, 1931–45; 14. Japan's postwar history, 1945–present; 15. Natural disasters and the edge of history; Glossary; Further reading; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Party Brands in Crisis
Book SynopsisWhy would national political parties that have been competitive for decades collapse overnight? Party Brands in Crisis offers an explanation that highlights the impact of elite actions on voter behavior. This study is aimed at scholars interested in voter partisanship, political behavior, Latin American politics, political parties, and elite polarization.Trade Review'Why do established parties sometimes dramatically collapse, often within a single electoral cycle? Lupu's persuasive answer is that such collapse occurs when parties switch positions, make unholy alliances with former adversaries, and converge on the policy positions of their opponents in order to attract floating voters and win the next election. When leaders thus 'dilute the party brand', parties hemorrhage partisans and are in turn left defenseless against the wrath of the electorate in hard times. Party Brands in Crisis challenges the way we think about partisanship and deserves to be read by students of political parties everywhere.' Frances Hagopian, Harvard University, Massachusetts'Why do long-lasting parties collapse? In answering this question Lupu demonstrates how, as the result of strategic decisions made by the party elite, party brands can become diluted and voter attachments to parties can become attenuated. This is a book every scholar of parties will want to read. It promises to help reshape the way we think and talk about party labels and partisan loyalty.' Allen Hicken, University of Michigan'Party Brands in Crisis may be the most important book on Latin American parties published in a generation. It offers a compelling theory - and an impressive array of evidence - to explain why many established parties have weakened or collapsed in Latin America over the last quarter century. In so doing, it highlights a crucial consequence of the region's programmatic convergence during the 1990s: parties that embraced the Washington Consensus diluted their brands and, consequently, ceased to stand for anything in the eyes of their supporters. Party Brands in Crisis is destined to become a classic work in the literature on political parties. It will be a must-read not only for scholars of Latin American politics but for anyone interested in political parties.' Steven Levitsky, Harvard University, Massachusetts'Lupu provides here a very significant contribution to the literature on political parties, and especially to our understanding of Latin American politics. He develops a novel and insightful theory about party brands and their erosion based on ideological convergence and negative performance. He tests the implications of his theory making an impressive use of multiple methodologies to explain party breakdown in Latin America. Moreover, the implications of his study go beyond the region as suggested by his exploration of the relationship between polarization and party brands. In sum, this book is most likely to generate a new research agenda for the study of political parties, which will have a long-lasting effect on the discipline.' M. Victoria Murillo, Columbia University, New YorkTable of Contents1. Why do parties break down?; 2. Brand dilution and party breakdown; 3. Explaining party breakdown across Latin America; 4. Argentina - Peronism survives, radicals collapse; 5. Venezuela - AD and COPEI break down; 6. Party brands and mass partisanship - experimental evidence; 7. Party brands and mass partisanship in comparative perspective; 8. Parties, partisanship, and democracy: conclusions.
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Cambridge University Press A MiddleQuality Institutional Trap
Book SynopsisLatin America is currently caught in a middle-quality institutional trap, combining flawed democracies and low-to-medium capacity States. Yet, contrary to conventional wisdom, the sequence of development - Latin America has democratized before building capable States - does not explain the region''s quandary. States can make democracy, but so too can democracy make States. Thus, the starting point of political developments is less important than whether the State-democracy relationship is a virtuous cycle, triggering causal mechanisms that reinforce each other. However, the State-democracy interaction generates a virtuous cycle only under certain macroconditions. In Latin America, the State-democracy interaction has not generated a virtuous cycle: problems regarding the State prevent full democratization and problems of democracy prevent the development of state capacity. Moreover, multiple macroconditions provide a foundation for this distinctive pattern of State-democracy interactionTable of Contents1. A Research Agenda and Strategy; 2. The State-Democracy Interaction; 3 Paths and Outcomes; 4. Mechanisms and Outcomes; 5. Macroconditions of the State-Democracy Interaction; 6 Concluding Remarks.
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The University of Chicago Press The Streets of San Francisco Policing and the
Book SynopsisLiberalism in San Francisco in the years right after World War II was mostly confined to notions of state welfare and business regulation. It wasn't until the 1950s and 1960s, when new peoples and cultures poured into the city, that San Francisco produced a new liberal politics. The author details this fascinating transition.Trade Review"In this impressively researched and clearly written account, which takes into careful consideration both the discretion officers had and the pressures they faced, Agee shows convincingly how intertwined police practices and urban liberalism were in postwar San Francisco. The Streets of San Francisco represents a major contribution to the history of policing and politics in modern America." (Michael Flamm author of Law and Order: Street Crime, Civil Unrest, and the Crisis of Liberalism in the 1960s)"
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The University of Chicago Press Making Local News Paper
Book SynopsisAsks why crimes and accidents earn more news coverage than development and policy issues. Containing interviews with both journalists and city officials, this study looks at the economic motives of media owners, the professional motives of journalists, and the strategies of media-wise politicians.
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The University of Chicago Press Studies in State Local Public Finance
Book SynopsisIn fiscal year 1981-82, state and local government spending actually exceeded federal nondefense spending. However, past research in public finance has focused on federal spending and policies and paid little attention to the economic problems of state and local governments. Studies in State and Local Public Finance goes far in correcting this omission. Developed from a National Bureau of Economic Research conference on state and local financing, the volume includes papers summarizing and extending recent research as well as commentaries. Covering a wide range of topics, the papers share an empirical orientation and a concern with policy issues. The first two papers look at the role of tax-exempt bonds in local public finance. Their findings suggest that tax policies significantly affect municipal borrowing practices and that financial advantage can be achieved under certain of these practices. Other papers address specific issues related to state and local tax policy: the impact of lo
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W. W. Norton & Company A Guide to the Missouri Constitution
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Penguin Putnam Inc Plunkitt of Tammany Hall A Series of Very Plain
Book SynopsisPlunkitt of Tammany HallA Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical PoliticsWilliam L. Riordan “Nobody thinks of drawin’ the distinction between honest graft and dishonest graft.” This classic work offers the unblushing, unvarnished wit and wisdom of one of the most fascinating figures ever to play the American political game and win. George Washington Plunkitt rose from impoverished beginnings to become ward boss of the Fifteenth Assembly District in New York, a key player in the powerhouse political team of Tammany Hall, and, not incidentally, a millionaire. In a series of utterly frank talks given at his headquarters (Graziano’s bootblack stand outside the New York County Court House), he revealed to a sharp-eared and sympathetic reporter named William L. Riordan the secrets of political success as practiced and perfected by him and fellow Tammany Hall titans. The result is not only a volume that reveals more about
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The University of Michigan Press Michigan Government Politics and Policy
Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive analysis of Michigan's politics and government. Chapters examine the foundational aspects of the state's government; its political institutions; its politics; and its public policy. Throughout, these topics are enriched with detailed historical context, comparative analysis across state lines, coverage of relevant recent events, and projections for the future.Trade ReviewMichigan Government, Politics, and Policy will be a useful tool for teaching students, practitioners, and researchers the important features of Michigan government.' - Matt Grossman, Director, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Michigan State University
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The University of Michigan Press Implementing Term Limits
Book SynopsisThrough 13 years of intensive research and 460 interviews, this study assesses changes since Michigan's implementation of term limits in 1993 and explores their implications. Paying special attention to term limits' institutional effects, the authors also consider legislative representation, political accountability, and the role of the bureaucracy and interest groups in state legislatures.Trade ReviewThe interview data analyzed in this book are incredibly rich and are used to examine a wide range of legislator and institutional outcomes. This work will be of interest to scholars who study legislatures and term limits and will be useful for classes in Michigan politics or even for practitioners in the state."" - Christopher Witko, University of South Carolina
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Implementing Term Limits
Book SynopsisThrough 13 years of intensive research and 460 interviews, this study assesses changes since Michigan's implementation of term limits in 1993 and explores their implications. Paying special attention to term limits' institutional effects, the authors also consider legislative representation, political accountability, and the role of the bureaucracy and interest groups in state legislatures.Trade ReviewThe interview data analyzed in this book are incredibly rich and are used to examine a wide range of legislator and institutional outcomes. This work will be of interest to scholars who study legislatures and term limits and will be useful for classes in Michigan politics or even for practitioners in the state."" - Christopher Witko, University of South Carolina
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Johns Hopkins University Press A Strike like No Other Strike Law and Resistance
Book SynopsisSupreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of the union, most of the strikers faced elimination of their jobs and an ongoing struggle for pensions and health benefits.Trade ReviewBrisbin does an admirable job not only of conveying the historical events and their context, but also of making explicit the evolution and development that occurred on both sides of the struggle. -- Gordon Simmons Appalachian Heritage Richard Brisbin's excellent book sits at the intersection of law, political science, sociology, and history... Brisbin is utterly convincing in his conclusion that the miners were in the end reduced to Arendtian animals laborans who worked only for sustenance rather than for the joy of creation and integration into a community. -- Julie Novkov Law and Politics Book Review The book brims with insights into the history of the Pittston strike and into a miner's way of life... [Brisbin] describes hanging out at the picketing shacks, protests led by Jesse Jackson and Cesar Chavez, militant priests and nuns, and mine takeovers, complete with dancing and live country music. -- Henry S. Cohn The Federal Lawyer It is clear that Brisbin's personal experience with the 'American worker' informs his interpretation of the Pittston coal strike, and he leaves the reader at once inspired and dismayed by the subjectivity of American law. Virginia Libraries Gives fascinating insights for those involved in directing collective bargaining activities, both as managers and union activists. -- Michael Wald Monthly Labor Review This excellent study describes the 1989-1990 Pittston coal strike... Brisbin avoids offering a traditional narrative in favor of a deeper analysis of the dispute that explores the strike's significance as an exercise in civil disobedience and oppositional culture... Brisbin is to be commended for dissecting what happened here with an eye toward its wider implications. -- Richard P. Mulcahy Journal of American History A comprehensive account and analysis of the lengthy Pittston coal strike of 1989-90, focusing on the effects of the law and its apparatus on the actions of Pittston Coal, the United Mine Workers union, judges, and the miners themselves. Choice A useful read for any student of the Appalachian region. -- Mark S. Myers West Virginia History Richard Brisbin has done a service in putting together this book... a welcome new resource. -- Fran Ansley Journal of Appalachian StudiesTable of ContentsContents: A Tale of a "Strike like No Other Strike" The United Mine Workers and the Legal Contitution of American Labor The Legal Complex and Union Power Union and Managments Define their Stratagies The Union Plans a Social Drama The Union Stages a Social Drama Lawbreaking Competing Explanations of Resistance The Domestication of Resistance Resistance and the lives of the Strikers The Power of Law and the Effectiveness of Resistance
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Johns Hopkins University Press Government Performance
Book SynopsisWhile acknowledging the political context of all public administration systems, they argue that effective management of these systems nevertheless provides the key to good government performance.Trade ReviewThis slim volume, a seminal study, provides a positive picture of public managers eager to learn and to create management capacity, which is posited as the key to governmental performance... A must read for students of public management. Choice 2004 The authors of this volume argue that one quality above all is crucial to the overall performance of government: effective management. International Review of Administrative Sciences An ambitious and well-publicized attempt to define criteria for measuring government performance... Well argued and rich in material. -- Sandford Borins Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 2004Table of ContentsContents: 1. Management, Capacity, and Performance 2. Dissecting Management 3. Assessing Management 4. Research Methodology 5. State and Local Findings 6. Federal Results 7. The Big Lessons 8. Next Steps
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Johns Hopkins University Press Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda
Book SynopsisIn evaluating the data, this sophisticated study of presidential leadership shows clearly that with careful consideration of issues and pronouncements a president can effectively harness the bully pulpit to drive policy.Trade Review"Original and important. Presidential Rhetoric and the Public Agenda is a well-conceived contribution to the literature on the rhetorical presidency and bureaucratic action." - Andrew Rudalevige, Dickinson College"Table of ContentsList of Figures and TablesPreface1. Presidential Leadership and Policy Construction2. Presidential Rhetoric as Policy Leadership3. A Presidential History of the War on Drugs4. The Words of War: Political Rhetoric and the War on Drugs5. Presidential Policy Leadership and Federal Enforcement: The Drug Enforcement Administration6. For the People: The U.S. Attorneys and the Impact of Executive Signals on Prosecutorial Priorities7. Taking It to the States: Testing the Limits of Presidential Influence and State Drug Enforcement8. The Social Construction of Presidential Agenda- SettingAppendixesA. Variables for Chapter 5B. Variables for Chapter 6C. Variables for Chapter 7D. Estimation MethodNotesBibliographyIndex
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Lincoln in the Illinois Legislature
Book SynopsisIn this indispensable account of Abraham Lincoln's earliest political years, Ron Keller reassesses Lincoln's arguably lackluster legislative record during four terms in the Illinois House of Representatives to reveal how the underpinnings of his temperament, leadership skills, and political acumen were bolstered on the statehouse floor.
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John Wiley & Sons Me Governor My Life in the RoughAndTumble World
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Dick Codey is a dedicated public servant, a state senator, and former governor who has done extraordinary things. Me, Governor? shows Governor Codey as a man of humility, humor, and honor. It is a book that will make you laugh and cry, and his story is one you haven't heard before." -- Bill Bradley * former U.S. Senator *"Dick Codey may have been 'the accidental governor', but what he got done in his brief time in office was no accident. Instead of runningout the clock, he used his forceful, dynamic personality to drive change, most notably brokering an agreement for the New Meadowlands Stadium. This book is an insightful and entertaining look at his journey." -- Woody Johnson * Owner, New York Jets *"Dick Codey has seen it all in politics—and then some. He knows how to tell a story and in Me, Governor? we get the full Codey: honest, down-toearth, and funny as hell." -- Michael R. Bloomberg * Mayor of the City of New York *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. "McGreevey's Gay, I'm the New Governor" 2. The Undertaker's Son: Death and Politics Go Together 3. The Give-and-Take of Politics 4. Mary Jo: Love at First Sight 5. Family 6. Sports in My Life 7. Politics Gets Very Dirty 8. My Crusade on Behalf of the Mentally Ill 9. State Senate President 10. Governor, Not Acting Governor 11. Keeping NFL Football in New Jersey 12. Bowing Out as Governor 13. The Past...and the Future? Index
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press This Is The City
Book SynopsisJack Webb's Los Angeles, a Southern California paradise built on confidence games and real estate booms, swindlers and boondoggles, is indeed "the city." But it is not the only one, as Ronald Schmidt makes clear in this critical look at the little-examined foundation of L.A.'s political culture.
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MP - University Of Minnesota Press Minnesotas Miracle Learning from the Government
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Minnesota’s Miracle makes this point clear: ‘While human nature may give rise to factions and political parties, it also allows friendship and commonality to grow and foster some level of goodwill and cooperation.’ That is Berg's summary of the ‘Minnesota Miracle’ and it can be ours once again." —David Durenberger"In today’s divisive political arena, we have a lot to learn from the legislators who worked together across the aisle in Minnesota. For a glimpse into the inner workings of Minnesota’s government, read this book." —Walter Mondale"In view of public dissatisfaction with government today, this is an especially welcome examination of a state where government did work and of legislators who dedicated themselves to making it work." —Alan Rosenthal, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsContentsPrefaceIntroduction: Breaking Out of the Holding Pattern1. Forming a More Perfect Union2. The Pendulum Begins to Swing3. Life in the Minority Caucus4. Legislating a Miracle5. A Truly Historic Election6. Breakout Session7. Presidential Politics and Musical Chairs8. It’s More Complicated Than It Looks9. The Minnesota Massacre, 1978 Version10. Where Do We Go from Here?AcknowledgmentsAppendix A: Selected Significant Legislation in Minnesota, 1967–78Appendix B: Members and Committee Chairs of Minnesota Legislature, 1973–74Appendix C: Minnesota Governors, 1951–2011NotesSelected BibliographyIndex
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The University of Alabama Press Running City Hall Municipal Administration in
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The University of Alabama Press Alabama The Making of an American State
Book SynopsisAlabama: The Making of an American State is a thorough, accessible, and heavily illustrated history of Alabama, from its geological origins to the early twenty-first century, offering a vital new narrative of the history, culture, and identity of the state.Trade Review“We have long needed Alabama, and who better to write it than Edwin Bridges, director emeritus of the Alabama Department of Archives and History? His well-balanced and magnificently illustrated account of the state’s history is just a delightful—if sometimes sobering—read.” —G. Ward Hubbs, author of Searching for Freedom after the Civil War: Klansman, Carpetbagger, Scalawag, and Freedman and Guarding Greensboro: A Confederate Company in the Making of a Southern Community|“In beautiful and concise prose that understands the heart of the state, this story traces the successes and failures of Alabama and its people and, more importantly, explains why events played out as they did. The full-color illustrations and maps make it the first adult history of Alabama to be so richly illustrated.” —Leah Rawls Atkins, coauthor of Alabama: The History of a Deep South State
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University of Missouri Press Understanding Missouris Constitutional Government
Book SynopsisPresents a case study in the foundations of state governments. The book provides a sweeping look at the constitutional foundations of the processes of Missouri government. Authors Richard Fulton and Jerry Brekke place Missouri within the context of America’s larger federal system while using the state's constitution as a touchstone for the discussion of each element of state government.
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MP-OSU Oregon State Universi Reporting the Oregon Story How Activists and
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Russell Sage Foundation Fighting for a Foothold
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Georgetown University Press Welfare Policymaking in the States The Devil in
Book SynopsisUnder the welfare reform act of 1996, welfare was the first and most basic safety net program to be sent back to state control. This title examines how the welfare policymaking process has changed. It probes the nature of state welfare politics under devolution and contrasts it with welfare politics on the national level.Trade Review... meticulously researched and elegantly constructed ... an important corrective both to the triumphalism that has overwhelmingly greeted welfare reform and to the suspect theory that lies behind it Political Science Quarterly A refreshing and important contribution ... Her detailed case studies provide the reader with insight into the nuance and flavor of the politics of welfare policy in ways that aggregate statistical studies of the states can seldom match ... Winston deserves great credit for demonstrating the value of qualitative, comparative analyses of the politics of state policy processes in an era of greater devolution. Social Service ReviewTable of ContentsPreface 1. Why Devolution Matters Part I National Welfare Politics Setting the National Stage 2. Reaching the Devolution Revolution: The History of Welfare in the United States 3. The Role of "Factions" in the National Welfare Debate Part II State Welfare Politics Welfare Politics in the States: An Introduction 4. Maryland: Welfare Policymaking in a Diverse Environment 5. Texas: Reforming Welfare in a Low-Benefit State 6. North Dakota: Welfare Reform on the Northern Plains 7. Conclusion: Welfare as We're Coming to Know It? Appendices Appendix A: Selection Criteria for State Case Studies Appendix B: Naional AFDC-Related Hearings during 104th Congress, by Committee, Topic, and Date Apppendix C: Actors and Organizations Submitting Oral or Written Testimony in Welfare-Related Hearings, 104th Congress Appendix D: Witness Lists for Maryland Hearings Appendix E: Witness Lists for Texas Hearings Appendix F: Witness Lists for North Dakota Hearings Abbreviations Selected Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Texas Politics
Book SynopsisThe eighth edition of this popular text has been expanded and updated to better fit the needs of a stand-alone Texas politics course. Jillson continues to approach the politics of the Lone Star State from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives, while giving students the most even-handed, readable, and engaging description of Texas politics available today. Students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas to its current practice and the alternatives possible through change and reform. This text helps instructors prepare their students to master the origin and development of the Texas Constitution, the structure and powers of state and local government in Texas, how Texas fits into the U.S. federal system, as well as political participation, the electoral process, and public policy in Texas.Texas Politics offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with an engaging vignette and a series of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives at hand and concludes with a chapter summary, a list of key terms, review questions, suggested readings, and web resources. Letâs Compare boxes help students see how Texas sits alongside other states, Texas Legends boxes spotlight key figures in Texas political history, Pro & Con boxes bring conflicting political views into sharper focus and every chapter features a timeline of important events in Texas history.New to the eighth editionâ Covers the 2020 national elections, the 2021 legislative session, and the 2018 state and national elections as they affect Texas.â Highlights Governor Greg Abbottâs call for policy solutions to the vulnerability of the Texas energy grid; Texas voter eligibility laws; the coronavirus recovery program; and preparation for redistricting in the wake of the 2020 census.â Provides a detailed study of the 2022â2023 state budget and the taxing and spending decisions that went into it, including the school funding and property tax reforms of 2019..Trade ReviewPraise for Texas Politics"I've taught from all editions of Cal Jillson's Texas Politics and am now looking forward to the new edition. I've organized my Texas government course to the Jillson text and it works like a charm, be it for a full semester or a shorter summer session." -- Gary Brown, Lone Star College-Montgomery"Ounce per ounce, this new Jillson edition is among the better reads on Texas politics. The mandated essentials for Student Learning Objectives are presented in clear, to-the-point prose. A good tool for government teachers and students of rough-and-tumble Texan politics." - -Jose Angel Gutierrez, University of Texas-Arlington"Jillson’s text offers an excellent description and analysis of politics and political institutions in Texas. Students will appreciate the accessible and lively writing style. Brief but thorough, this textbook is well-suited to the task of introducing students to Texas government." -- Daniel Sledge, University of Texas-Arlington"Cal Jillson has provided students with a concise yet thorough introduction to the often byzantine intricacies of the Texas government. Especially helpful are the special features in each chapter that bring abstract concepts into contemporary and concrete focus. Students who use this book will find it engaging, timely, and relevant, and will be spurred to further independent exploration of their state’s institutions, warts and all—a critical step toward becoming actively participating democratic citizens." -- Kevin T. Holton, South Texas College"Cal Jillson has masterfully developed a Texas Politics book that combines readability with scholarship and enables the student to understand much of the institutional structure and unique character of Texas within the federal context. Jillson provides needed insights to understanding Texas institutions and the interactions of interest groups within those institutions. He does so in an enjoyable, readable format while addressing the important Texas state-mandated student learning outcomes and the significance of Texas politics for everyone. Texas Politics is reflective of the myriad interesting stories which have made Texas what it is today." -- Ray Sandoval, Richland College"Texas Politics is a well-written and well-documented text that will be an asset to any professor or student interested in Texas politics. As mentioned in the Preface, one will find a broad "range of pedagogical aids and tools" that will be helpful in the classroom." -- Morris D. Drumm, Texas Christian UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: Texas and the Texans: Then and Now Chapter 2: The Texas Constitution and American Federalism Chapter 3: Political Participation in Texas: Voters, Campaigns, and Elections Chapter 4: Interest Groups in TexasChapter 5: Political Parties in TexasChapter 6 : The Texas Legislature Chapter 7: The Governor and the Executive Branch Chapter 8: The Judicial System in Texas Chapter 9: Local Government in Texas Chapter 10: Budgets and Public Policy: Revenues, Expenditures, and Policy Goals in Texas Appendix A: William Barret Travis’s Letter from the AlamoAppendix B: The Texas Declaration of Independence Appendix C: Selections from the Texas Constitution GlossaryIndex
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Sage Publications Lone Star Politics
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Sage CQ Press The Texas Experiment
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St Martin's Press The Poisoned City
Book SynopsisWinner of The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism - 2019When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city's water supply to a source that corroded Flint's aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African American, were not seen as credible, even in matters of their own lives.It took eighteen months of activism by city residents and a band of dogged outsiders to force the state to admit that the water was poisonous. By that time, twelve people had died and Flint's children had suffered irreparable harm. The long battle for accountability and a humane response to this man-made disaster has only just begun.In the first full account of this American tragedy, Anna Clark''s The Poisoned City reco
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Cengage Learning, Inc State and Local Government
Book SynopsisThe 10th edition of STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT provides comprehensive and completely updated coverage of institutions, political behavior, 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.
£188.80
W. W. Norton & Company Governing California in the TwentyFirst Century
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Johns Hopkins University Press The States and Public Higher Education Policy
Book SynopsisThe contributors examine the latest research on pressing challenges, explore how states are coping with these challenges, and consider what the future holds for public postsecondary education in the United States.Trade Review"Affordability, access, and accountability will continue to be hot-button issues as legislators at all levels address constituents' concerns about their children's future... Any administrator who wants to gain a deeper understanding of these issues... might do well to spend some time with these essays." (University Business)"Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction: Affordability, Access, and Accountability in Twenty-first Century Public Higher EducationPart I: AffordabilityChapter 1. Trends in the Affordability of Public Colleges and Universities: The Contradiction of Increasing Prices and Increasing EnrollmentChapter 2. The Continuing Paradox of Public College Tuition InflationChapter 3. Reforming How States Finance Higher EducationPart II: AccessChapter 4. Reframing Access and Opportunity: Public Policy DimensionsChapter 5. Race-Conscious Decision-Making in a State-Driven Admissions Process: Texas, the University of Texas at Austin, and the Top Ten Percent Plan Chapter 6. After Proposition 209: Post– Affi rmative Action College Access Policy in California Part III: AccountabilityChapter 7. Assessing Student Learning Outcomes in College: The Role of the States Chapter 8. Accountability Policies: Directions Old and NewChapter 9. Responses to the Call for Public Accountability: Using Student Data Systems to Facilitate Improvement in Degree AttainmentConclusion: State Policy and Technology: Aims, Realities, and the Uncertain Future List of ContributorsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Summer in the City
Book SynopsisMorris, David Rogers, Clarence Taylor, and Joseph P. ViterittiTrade ReviewProfessor Viteritti... and his fellow contributors make a convincing case that, at the least, Mr. Lindsay deserves another look. -- Sam Roberts New York Times The book was well-written and the research impeccable. History Buffs Viteritti has recruited a superb mix of senior and junior scholars who collectively make a substantial contribution to understanding an important period (1966-73) in America's national and urban development... This well-integrated volume illuminates crucial developments in New York City's adapting to change to maintain its status as a global city. ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface. NYC, Then and NowAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Times a-Changin': A Mayor for the Great SocietyChapter 2. On Principle: A Progressive RepublicanChapter 3. Race, Rights, EmpowermentChapter 4. Of Budgets, Taxes, and the Rise of a New PlutocracyChapter 5. Management versus BureaucracyChapter 6. A Design-Conscious Mayor: The Physical CityChapter 7. Governing at the Tipping Point: Shaping the City's Role in Economic DevelopmentChapter 8. Arts as Public Policy: Cultural Spaces for Democracy and GrowthChapter 9. After the Fall: John Lindsay, New York, and the American DreamChronology: The Lindsay YearsContributors Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Nonprofits and Advocacy
Book SynopsisThe research is relevant for policymakers involved in cross-sector public policy initiatives as they strive to provide more efficient public-private solutions to challenging governance issues.Trade ReviewThis volume provides important data and expertly identifies gaps in our understanding. It is an important and well-crafted book that deserves a wide readership. -- Susan M. Chambre Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector QuarterlyTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Nonprofit Advocacy: Definitions and Concepts Part I: The Local and National Dimensions of Nonprofit Advocacy Chapter 1. The Group Basis of City Politics Chapter 2. Nonprofit Advocacy in Seattle and Washington, DC Chapter 3. Shaping the Government–Nonprofit Partnership: Direct and Indirect Advocacy Chapter 4. Nonprofit Advocacy in the Nation's Capital Chapter 5. From Skid Row to the Statehouse: How Nonprofit Homeless Service Providers Overcome Barriers to Policy Advocacy Involvement Part II: Organizational Politics, Strategy, and Tactics Chapter 6. Advocacy in Hard Times: Nonprofit Organizations and the Representation of Marginalized Groups in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 Chapter 7. Gender Identity and the Shifting Basis of Advocacy by US Women's Groups, 1920–2000 Chapter 8. The Political Voice of American Children: Nonprofit Advocacy and a Century of Representation for Child Well-Being Chapter 9. Analyzing the Practice of Nonprofit Advocacy: Comparing Two Human Service Networks Chapter 10. Effective Advocacy: Lessons for Nonprofit Leaders from Research and Practice List of Contributors Index
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Rowman & Littlefield The Presidency in Black and White
Book Synopsis2016 NAACP Image Award Nominee, Essence Top 10 books of 2015, African American Literary Show Inc. 2015 Best Non Fiction AwardIn The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan gives readers a compelling and personal behind-the-scenes look at race relations in contemporary America from the epicenter of American power and policy makingthe White House, her beat since 1997. On behalf of the American Urban Radio Networks, and through her Fabric of America news blog, she delivers her readership and listeners (millions of African Americans and close to 300 radio affiliates) a unique urban and minority perspective in news. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her unique insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation's last three presidents. In Bill Clinton, Ryan saw both a savvy politician who did his best to stay above the racial fray in public, and a man privately pained from the wrongs done to African-Americans tTrade ReviewFrom her Unique vantage point as the White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks (AURN), Ryan has had the immense pleasure of witnessing history in the making through three presidential administrations. As an African American woman in a field dominated by white males, however, Ryan has brought a perspective to her coverage that both stems from her personal background and reflects the wider concerns of her urban radio audience. From her days as a rookie reporter in the Clinton White House to her tenure as a veteran journalist during the Obama administration, Ryan analyzes each president's time in office in terms of his commitment to and success in addressing issues that bridge the country's racial divide. Transcripts of press conference Q&As and exclusive interviews provide crucial insight into how each president fared on issues of domestic initiatives, administration diversity, and acknowledgment of racial inequities. Forthright and formidable, open and appreciative, Ryan delivers a no-holds-barred evaluation of the country's chief executives on matters of race and equality. * Booklist *[This book] gives readers a compelling behind-the-scenes look at race relations from the epicenter of American power and policy making—the White House—April Ryan’s beat since 1997. Ryan tells us what it was like for a pioneering African American female reporter to become a respected member of the White House Press Corps, one of the greatest old boy networks in the nation’s capital. . . .With humor, grace, and determination, Ryan shares the highs and lows of a sometimes lonely battle, to keep questions of race and the lives of her inner-city listeners on the national stage. * African American Literature Book Club *April Ryan has taken the mystery out of the White House. She tells the story in black and white. This is a rare story, but more importantly a story about America. This is a very valuable contribution to the American history zeitgeist, and a story all Americans need to experience. -- Ernest Green, "Little Rock Nine"Despite the bland menu press officers often serve reporters who cover the White House, April Ryan has always been someone who insists on spice. Her questions, sassy probing, and good humor force a predominantly white culture in that most exclusive of places to confront uneasy questions of race, equality, and discrimination. She made the scales fall from my eyes, and her work—reflected in this marvelous volume—will one day change the heart of a president she covers. -- Mike McCurry, White House Press Secretary, 1995–98April Ryan’s long service in the White House press corps has given her an intimate understanding of the value of political leverage, for presidents and the American public alike… The Presidency in Black and White is an important contribution toward achieving that political leverage—that place for us to stand from which we can move our nation toward the society it is meant to become. For that, April Ryan deserves our gratitude and support. -- Hon. Elijah Cummings, United States House of RepresentativesMost people just talk about “being in the room.” April Ryan not only is in the room, but also grabs your attention in a fascinating, personal, and yes, “insider’s” look at The Presidency in Black and White. April brings us inside the Oval Office as she recounts with humor and poignancy her observations and encounters with three American presidents as they have tackled the often slippery and dangerous slopes of race and racism in America. -- Michael Steele, first African-American chairman of the Republican National Committee (2009–2011), MSNBC political analystA revealing and important look at the presidency—and the press—by a veteran journalist who’s been on the inside for two decades. With often surprising details that defy the conventional views of the Clinton, Bush, and Obama presidencies, April Ryan takes the reader to state dinners, aboard Air Force One, and into press conferences to explore the role of race in the White House and press corps. -- Steve Thomma, Chief White House Correspondent for McClatchy
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Arcadia Publishing Virginia Politics Government in a New Century
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Arcadia Publishing Canary Islanders of San Antonio
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