West Virginia politics and government:
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln University of Nebraska Press ©2008
Ausgabe:2nd ed
Schriftenreihe:Politics and governments of the American states
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-316) and index
Introduction : mountain state politics -- Sources of the political agenda : geography, history, economy, and political culture -- Public contributions to the political agenda : participation, parties, and elections -- Interest group politics -- Intergovernmental relations and the political agenda -- Constitutional politics -- The legislature -- The governor and executive offices -- The administration of state policies -- The budget process -- The judiciary -- Local government -- Policy controversies and the capacity of the state government
West Virginia Politics and Government offers the only recent study of politics in the Mountain State. Combining new empirical information about political behavior with a close examination of the capacity of the state's government, this second edition is a comprehensive and pointed study of the ability of the state's government to respond to the needs of a largely rural and relatively low-income population. The authors discuss public demands on state government, the shaping of the political agenda by interest groups, elections and the role of political parties, and the influence of the federal
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 331 pages)
ISBN:0803219369
9780803219366

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