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TITLE: |
State governments : institutions and issues / Donald Roy. |
ADDED TITLE: |
State governments |
AUTHOR: |
Roy, Donald, 1944- |
PUBLISHED: |
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2005. |
DESCRIPTION: |
184 p. ; 23 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
NOTES: |
American federalism : the devolution of power and responsibility to the states -- Tribal government : the struggle for recognition and sovereignty -- The role of the governor : dominator, primus inter pares, or implementer? -- Legislatures : professionals versus amateurs -- Judicial politics : the art of selecting judges -- Campaign spending : a regulatory nightmare? -- Urban sprawl : sprawlzilla versus home on the range -- Education at the crossroads : is it funding or is it choice? -- Social welfare reform : the ongoing debate -- Health care reform : a disease in search of a remedy -- Water : a public trust or a private resource? -- A fair tax, a good tax? -- The living wage movement : should government be setting wages? -- State lotteries and the legalized gambling revolution : a boon or a scam? |
SUBJECT: |
State governments --United States. |
SUBJECT: |
Federal government --United States. |
SUBJECT: |
United States --Politics and government--2001- |
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