| Description |
x, 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Intergovernmental context--Federalism and intergovernmental relations--Competition to control state government--Political parties and elections in states--State political institutions--Governors--Bureaucracy--State legislatures--State courts and Attorneys General--Competition to shape state policy agenda--Policy making process--Direct democracy-- |
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Issues of contemporary state policy making--Educational policy--Social welfare and health policy--Taxation and economic development--State as regulator --Finding the appropriate regulatory balance--Managing the state--Budgeting and financial management--Personnel management |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
State governments -- United States.
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| Author |
Gosling, James J.
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| LC no. |
88010096 |
| ISBN |
0801300029 |
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