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1) Brief Table of Contents

2) Full Table of Contents

 

Chapter 1: Introduction to State and Community Politics

Chapter 2: The Constitutional Environment of State and Local Governments

Chapter 3: The Intergovernmental Framework for State and Community Politics   

Chapter 4: Channels of Citizen Influence: Participation, Public Opinion, and Interest Groups

Chapter 5: Channels of Citizen Influence: The Ballot Box, Parties, and Direct Action  

Chapter 6: The Institutions of Local Government  

Chapter 7: The Dynamics of Community Politics

Chapter 8: State Legislatures and Public Policy  

Chapter 9: Governors and the Challenge of Executive Leadership

Chapter 10: Administrators and the Implementation of Policy   

Chapter 11: Courts, Crime, and Corrections in American States  

Chapter 12: Financing State and Local Governments  

Chapter 13: Poverty and Social Welfare Policies

Chapter 14: Education   

Chapter 15: Infrastructure Policies: Transportation and Housing and Community Development   

Chapter 16: Regulating the Environment

Chapter 17: State and Community Economic Development Policies   





2) Full Table of Contents



  Chapter 1: Introduction to State and Community Politics

Introduction

All Levels of Government Are Important in the United States  

The Growth of State and Local Governments   

Rejuvenation of State and Local Government

What Matters in State and Community Politics   

The Plan of This Book   

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 2: The Constitutional Environment of State and Local Governments   Introduction

State Constitutions   

Criticisms of State Constitutions  

The Model State Constitution   

The Politics of Constitutional Reform   

Constitutional Reform and Social Change

Local “Constitutions”  

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 3: The Intergovernmental Framework for State and Community Politics   

Introduction

The Evolution of Federalism   

Other Intergovernmental Politics

Regional Conflict  

Intergovernmental Impact on State and Local Political
Economies   

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 4: Channels of Citizen Influence: Participation, Public Opinion, and Interest Groups

Introduction

Political Participation   

Public Opinion  

Interest Groups 

Conclusion   

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References



Chapter 5: Channels of Citizen Influence: The Ballot Box, Parties, and Direct Action  

Introduction

The Ballot Box  

Getting the Votes Counted   

Political Parties

Direct Democracy   

Direct Action   

Social Change and The Ballot Box  

Conclusion   

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 6: The Institutions of Local Government   

Introduction

Different Types of Local Government

The Organization of Counties and Cities  

The Evolution of Reform-Style City Politics   

The Progressive Reform Movement  

The Metropolitan Challenge  

Social Change and Local Government  

Conclusion   

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References  

  

Chapter 7: The Dynamics of Community Politics

Introduction

Theories of Community Power  

Who Governs in the Age of Urban Restructuring?   

The Quest for Local Leadership  

Mayors and the Challenge of Social Conflict   

Mayoral Leadership and the Urban Political Economy   

Conclusion   

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 8: State Legislatures and Public Policy

Introduction

Legislative Functions   

Legislative Structure: How Organization Affects Policy Making   

Parties and Policy Making: The Responsible-Party Model   

Legislative Process: How Legislators Make Policy

Legislative Reform: Improving Legislative Performance

Rolling Back Reform: Deinstitutionalization?   

Conclusion   

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 9: Governors and the Challenge of Executive Leadership

Introduction

The Demand for Strong Executives  

Executive Leadership at the State Level: Making
Governors Stronger   

Exercising Leadership: Governors’ Styles

Other State Executives   

Governors and Public Conflict

Conclusion   

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 10: Administrators and the Implementation of Policy

Introduction   

Tension Between Administrators and Elected Officials  

Managing Personnel for Better Policy Implementation   

Social Conflict in the Public Workforce   

Reconciling Work and Family Concerns  

Reorganizing and Reengineering Bureaucracy
to Improve Performance

Budgeting as a Device for Improving Executive Management

Political Economy and Reengineering for Greater Productivity   

Conclusion  

Summary

Study Questions

Key Terms  

The Internet Connection   

References   

 

Chapter 11: Courts, Crime, and Corrections in American States  

Introduction

Public Policy and the Courts

Court Organization and Procedure

Politics in American Courts   

Courts and Social Conflict: Coping with Crime

Political Values and Conflicts Over Criminal Justice Policy

Courts and Corrections in the Aftermath of September 11   

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 12: Financing State and Local Governments   

Introduction

How State and Local Governments Spend Your Money   

Where State and Local Revenues Come From   

Conflicts and Issues in State and Local Finance  

State-Community Finance and the Political Economy  

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 13: Poverty and Social Welfare Policies  

Introduction

Poverty as a Social Problem  

Political Values and Poverty  

State, Local, and Federal Roles in Social Welfare Policy   

The Major Social Welfare Programs  

Health Care Policies: The Intergovernmental System in Practice   

Reforming Social Welfare  

Welfare Reform, Social Conflict, and the Political Economy  

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 14: Education  

Introduction

State, Local, and Federal Roles in Education   

Political Values and Public Education

Struggles over Values  

Education and Social Conflict  

Reforming Public Education

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 15: Infrastructure Policies: Transportation and Housing and Community Development  

Introduction

Transportation

The Rise to Dominance of the Highway System

Housing and Community Development   

Political Values and the Social Consequences
of Infrastructure Policy  

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

 

Chapter 16: Regulating the Environment   

Introduction

Environmental Regulation  

Does the Pollution Control System Work?  

Social Conflict and the Environment: Environmental Justice  

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References   

 

Chapter 17: State and Community Economic Development Policies   

Introduction

The Changing Climate for State and Community Economies   

Strategies for Economic Development

More Active Strategies

Issues in the Search for Economic Development  

Social Conflict and the Competition for Economic Development  

Summary  

Study Questions 

Key Terms   

The Internet Connection

References

Appendix: Career Prospects in State and Local Government

Glossary  

Name Index   

Subject Index