Guide to State Politics and Policy - Niemi, Richard G. (Gene) (SAGE Publications, 2013)
State politics and policy-front cover; state politics and policy; summary table of contents; table of contents; about the editors; contributors; acknowledgments; introduction: the past, present, and future of state politics and policy research; part i: federalism; chapter 1: federalism and intergovernmental relations; chapter 2: the past, present, and future role of state constitutions; chapter 3: geography, political culture, and american politics; chapter 4: interstate interactions; part ii: elections and voter participation; chapter 5: democratic responsiveness
Chapter 6: initiative and referendumchapter 7: election administration; chapter 8: influences on state elections; part iii: parties, interest groups, and media; chapter 9: state party organizations; chapter 10: interest groups and their influence; chapter 11: regulating interest groups in the states; chapter 12: media politics in the states; part iv: legislatures; chapter 13: history and development of state legislatures, 1619 to 1961; chapter 14: districting; chapter 15: legislative diversity; chapter 16: leadership and committee organization; chapter 17: legislative reform
Part v: executive branchchapter 18: gubernatorial backgrounds, history, elections, powers; chapter 19: bureaucracy; part vi: courts; chapter 20: organization and structure of state courts; chapter 21: judicial selection and retention of state court judges; chapter 22: specialization in the courts; chapter 23: courts and the initiative and referendum process; part vii: public policy; chapter 24: policy process in the states; chapter 25: innovations and diffusion; chapter 26: fiscal policy; chapter 27: moral issues; chapter 28: criminal justice policy and public safety in the american states
Chapter 29: education policychapter 30: environmental policy; chapter 31: health care; chapter 32: immigration; chapter 33: welfare; guide to information and data about the states; index
No previous book has pulled together into one place a single, comprehensive volume that provides up-to-date coverage of state government and politics, along with the states' current and future public policies. This new book does just that, offering students, scholars, citizens, policy advocates, and state specialists accessible information on state politics and policy in 34 topical chapters written by experts in the field. The guide provides contemporary analysis of state institutions, processes, and public policies, along with both historical and theoretical perspectives that help