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Federal-state relations remain contentious as states continue to face stark choices over funding and public services seven years after the start of a recession that's been slow to end. The worst of the economic hardships appear to have passed, but state and local budgets continue to be tight. The new edition of Governing States and Localities continues its focus on economic and budget pressures as they play an important role in the issues facing states and localities concerned with charting a path for the future.A great blend of high-quality academic analysis, the latest scholarship, and engaging journalist writing, the fifth edition is thoroughly updated to account for such major developments as the early impact on states from the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, the education debate over the Common Core State Standards, and the implications for the public when localities succumb to bankruptcy. Along with their crisp storytelling, Smith and Greenblatt employ a comparative approach to explain how and why states and localities are both similar and different in institutional structure, culture, history, economy, geography, and demographics.
Contents
Chapter 1West Virginia, Don't They?The Impact of State and Local Politics on Daily LifeThe Comparative Method in Practice: Yes, They Really Do Tax Dogs in West VirginiaRecognizing the StakesConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on State and Local GovernmentChapter 2: Federalism: The Power PlanSystems of PowerWhy Federalism? The Origins of the Federal System in the United StatesThe Advantages and Disadvantages of FederalismThe Constitutional Basis of FederalismThe Development of FederalismThe Supreme Court: The Umpire of FederalismConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on FederalismChapter 3: Constitutions: Operating InstructionsWhat State Constitutions Do: It's Probably Different from What You ThinkThe Evolution of State ConstitutionsThe First Generation of State ConstitutionsFormal Constitutional ChangesInformal Methods for Changing ConstitutionsWhy State Constitutions VaryHow State Constitutions DifferConstitutions for Local Government?ConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SiteSAGE State Stats on ConstitutionsChapter 4: Finance: Filling the Till and Paying the BillsShow Me the Money: Where State Revenues Come FromShow Me the Money: Income from Fees, Charges, and Uncle SamTaxing Variations Among State and Local GovernmentsThe Budget ProcessConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on FinanceChapter 5: Political Attitudes and Participation: Venting and VotingElectionsWhat Elections Are Used ForPublic OpinionConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on Political Attitudes and ParticipationChapter 6: Parties and Interest Groups: Elephants, Donkeys, and Cash CowsA Primer on Political PartiesState Party regulation and FinanceParty Competition: Why Some States Are More Competitive than OthersThird Parties and IndependentsInterest Groups and LobbiesConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on Parties and Interest GroupsChapter 7: Legislatures: The Art of Hearing CatsThe Job of LegislaturesOrganization and Operation of LegislaturesState LegislaturesThe Citizens' Whipping Boy: Legislators and Public OpinionConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE States Stats on LegislatureChapter 8: Governors and Executives: There Is No Such Thing as Absolute PowerThe Job of the GovernorThe Powers of GovernorsBecoming Governor and Staying GovernorOther Executive OfficesConclusionThe Latest ResearchKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on Governors and ExecutivesChapter 9: Courts: Turning Law into PoliticsThe Role and Structure of State CourtsSelecting JudgesJudicial CompensationProsecution and Defense of Cases in State CourtsHow Courts Are ChangingConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on CourtsChapter 10: Bureaucracy: What Nobody Wants but Everyone NeedsWhat is Bureaucracy?What Does Bureaucracy Do?What is "Enough" Bureaucracy?Measuring Bureaucratic Effectiveness: It Does a Better Job than You ThinkState Bureaucracy: From Patronage to ProfessionalismPolitics and the Merit SystemIf Not Merit... Then What?ConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on BureaucracyChapter 11: Local Government: Function Follows FormThe Many Faces of Local GovernmentThe Organization and Responsibilities of Local GovernmentsMunicipalitiesWorking within Limits: The Powers and Constraints of Local GovernmentParticipation in Local GovernmentThe Road AheadConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on Local GovernmentChapter 12: Metropolitics: The Hole Problem of GovernmentThe Missing Level of GovernmentSprawl: How Metropolitan Regions GrowThe Cons of Metropolitan GrowthGovernment Reform in Metropolitan AreasThe Case Against Reform: Public Choice and the Tiebout ModelRural MetropoliticsConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on MetropoliticsChapter 13: Education: Reading, Writing and RegulationOrganization and Leadership: Schools Have Many BosseesMoney MattersThe Pressure to PerformMany Brands on the School Reform ShelfChoosing Wisely: Alternatives to Public SchoolsCan't Tell the Players without a Program: Groups That Influence Public EducationConclusionThe Latest ResearchKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on EducationChapter 14: Crime and PunishmentPrivate Wrongs, Public JusticeCommon Law, Sovereign PowerThe Purpose of PunishmentNew Freedoms, New FearsThe War on DrugsCrack CocaineHarsher Punishment and Penalties: Prison NationThe Return of PolicingCommunity Policing versus the Professional ModelA Return to Community PolicingCrime, Punishment and the Essence of Modern AmericaNot Just Tough on CrimeIssues to WatchConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on Crime and PunishmentChapter 15: Health and Welfare: State, Heal Thyself!The Influence of CultureHow Government Got into the Healthcare BizThe Idea of a Social Safety NetThe Birth of the American Safety NetA Multibillion-Dollar AfterthoughtOops! The Unexpected Cost of Health InsuranceThe Devolution RevolutionWelfare ReformThe Feds FalterThe Rise of the Healthcare StateBeyond Managed CareTime for ReformIssues to WatchWhat is Good Health Anyway?ConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on Health and WelfareChapter 16: Environment and Climate Change: Thinking Globally, Acting LocallyStates Get Serious About the EnvironmentRegulating VehiclesChallenging the Environmental Protection AgencyCap and TradePromoting Renewable EnergyCutting Back on CoalLimiting Land UseGreen BuildingGreen JobsAdaptationIssues to WatchConclusionKey ConceptsSuggested Web SitesSAGE State Stats on Environment and Climate Change
