Politics in the American States: A Comparative AnalysisVirginia Gray, Russell L. Hanson Gray (political science, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Hanson (political science, Indiana U.) present the new edition of a textbook introducing state politics in the United States. New chapters discuss the impact of initiatives and referenda on state politics and analyze parties and elections utilizing results from the 2002 elections. The rest of the material, somewhat revised explore such topics as interest groups, the various institutional bodies, fiscal policy, health and welfare programs, the politics of education, economic and social regulation, and development and infrastructure policy. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
Contents
The Socioeconomic and Political Context of States | 1 |
Tables Figures and Boxes | 4 |
FIGURES | 9 |
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