Screen LibraryThe Oxford handbook of state and local government /
This book is an historic undertaking. It contains a wide range of essays that define the important questions in the field, evaluate where we are in answering them, and set the direction and terms of discourse for future work. The 'Handbook' will have a substantial influence in defining the...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: |
2016. ©2014 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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The Oxford handbooks of American politics
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This book is an historic undertaking. It contains a wide range of essays that define the important questions in the field, evaluate where we are in answering them, and set the direction and terms of discourse for future work. The 'Handbook' will have a substantial influence in defining the field for years to come. The chapters critically assess both the key works of state and local politics literature and the ways in which the sub-field has developed. It covers the main areas of study in subnational politics by exploring the central contributions to the comparative study of institutions, beh |
| Carrier Form: | xi, 956 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198778462 (paperback) : 0198778465 (paperback) 9780199579679 (cloth) 0199579679 (cloth) |
| Index Number: | JK31 |
| CLC: | D771.232-62 |
| Call Number: | D771.232-62/O984 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction: the study of state and local politics and policy / Donald P. Haider-Markel -- 2. Relations between state and national governments / John Dinan -- 3. Relations between local and national governments / Robert Agranoff -- 4. Relations between state and local governments: the home court (dis)advantage / Carol S. Weissert and Jessica L. Ice -- 5. Local political participation / Brady Baybeck -- 6. State political participation: election law, electoral competition, and inequality / Carolyn Tolbert and William W. Franko -- 7. Local and state interest group organizations / Anthony J |