State And Local Government Essentials

Contents Note: Each chapter concludes with Key Terms and Surfing the 'Net. 1. New Directions for State and Local Government The Study of State and Local Government State and Local Government Capacity The People: Designers and Consumers of Government From Capacity to Proactivity 2. Federalism and the States The Concept of Federalism The History of U.S. Federalism Intergovernmental Relations Models of Federalism Federal Purse Strings The Future of Federalism 3. State Constitutions The Evolution of State Constitutions Weaknesses of Constitutions Constitutional Reform Methods for Constitutional Change State Responsiveness and Constitutional Reform 4. Citizen Participation and Elections Participation Elections Election-Day Lawmaking Citizen Access to Government Volunteerism The Effects of Citizen Participation 5. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns Political Parties Interest Groups Political Campaigns 6. State Legislatures The Essence of Legislatures Legislative Dynamics Legislative Behavior How a Bill Becomes Law Legislative Reform and Capacity Relationship with the Executive Branch Legislatures and Capacity 7. Governors The Office of Governor The Roles of the Governor: Duties and Responsibilities Formal Powers of the Governor Informal Powers Removal from Office Other Executive Branch Officials Vigor of U.S. Governors 8. Public Administration: Budgeting, Bureaucracy, and Service Delivery Public Employees in State and Local Governments: Who They Are, What They Do Budgeting in State and Local Government Personnel Policy in State and Local Government: From Patronage to Merit The Politics of Bureaucracy The Quality of Public Administration 9. The Judiciary The Structure of State Court Systems How Judges Are Selected Judicial Decisionmaking New Judicial Federalism State Court Reform Crime and Criminal Justice 10. State-Local Relations The Distribution of Authority State-Local Organizations Metropolitics: A New Challenge for State Government States and Their Rural Communities The Interaction of State and Local Governments 11. Local Government: Structure and Leadership Five Types of Local Governments Leadership in Local Government The Issue of Governance 12. Taxing and Spending The Principles of Finance Revenues The Political Economy of Taxation Borrowing and Debt Where All the Money Goes: State and Local Spending State and Local Finance at the MillenniumRichard C. Kearney is the author of 'State And Local Government Essentials', published 1999 under ISBN 9780618000333 and ISBN 061800033X.