This text provides an introduction to state and local politics. It focuses on the political and economic environment in which state and local governments function, and their strengths and weaknesses in key areas of public policy.
LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES, AND BOXES, PREFACE, PART ONE. STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS, 1. STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS: AN OVERVIEW, 2. THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL ENVIRONMENT, PART TWO. STATE POLITICS, 3. CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS, 4. PARTIES, GROUPS, AND INFLUENCE, 5. STATE LEGISLATIVE POLITICS, 6. GOVERNORS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN STATE POLITICS, 7. COURTS, JUDGES, AND JUSTICE, PART THREE. LOCAL-LEVEL POLITICS, 8. THE SETTING FOR LOCAL POLITICS, 9. PARTICIPATION AND POWER IN LOCAL POLITICS, 10. LOCAL GOVERNMENT: THE OFFICIAL POLICYMAKERS, PART FOUR. PROBLEMS AND POLICIES, 11. THE POLITICS OF FINANCE, 12. THE POLITICS OF EDUCATION AND WELFARE, 13. POLITICS, POLLUTION, AND ENERGY, 14. THE POLITICS OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, 15. THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, INDEX
