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Book SynopsisIn State Government and Economic Performance, Paul Brace combines political and economic analysis to examine the changing relationship between state andfederal governments, and to identify those factors which have allowed certain states to manage change effectively.
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Table of ContentsList of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Chapter 1. The Mystery of State Political Economy
Chapter 2. National Context and State Capacity
Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Dependence in Arizona
Chapter 4. The Political Economy of Intervention in Michigan and New York
Chapter 5. Context: Isolating the Economies of States
Chapter 6. Capacity: The Impact of State Government, Party, and Policy on State Economic Performance
Chapter 7. Conclusions: The States and Their Economies in Context
Epilogue
Appendix A: Data and Measurement
Appendix B: Methodology
Notes
Index
