Guide to State Politics and Policy. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: CQ Press guide to state politics and policy; State politics and policy
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Richard G. Niemi, Joshua J. Dyck.
• Other Names: Niemi, Richard G editor of compilation.; Dyck, Joshua J editor of compilation.
• Contents: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations - Carol S. Weissert; The Past, Present, and Future Role of State Constitutions - John Dinan; Geography, Political Culture, and American Politics - James G. Gimpel; Interstate Interactions - Ann O’M. Bowman; Democratic Responsiveness - Justin Phillips; Initiative and Referendum - Frederick J. Boehmke and Joshua J. Dyck; Election Administration - Michael J. Hanmer and Richard G. Niemi; Influences on State Elections - Thomas M. Carsey and Monica Moore; State Party Organizations - Paul S. Herrnson and Jeffrey A. Taylor; Interest Groups and Their Influence - Peter L. Francia; Regulating Interest Groups in the States - Christopher Witko; Media Politics in the States - Martin Johnson; History and Development of State Legislatures, 1619 to 1961 - Peverill Squire; Districting - Michael P. McDonald; Legislative Diversity - Beth Reingold; Leadership and Committee Organization - James Coleman Battista; Legislative Reform - Alan Rosenthal; Gubernatorial Backgrounds, History, Elections, Powers - Margaret R. Ferguson and Joseph J. Foy; Bureaucracy - Cynthia Bowling; Organization and Structure of State Courts - Paul Brace; Judicial Selection and Retention of State Court Judges - Meghan E. Leonard and Laura Carlson; Specialization in the Courts - Lawrence Baum; Courts and the Initiative and Referendum Process - Kenneth P. Miller and Aditya Pai; Policy Process in the States - Lilliard Richardson; Innovations and Diffusion - Andrew Karch; Fiscal Policy - James E. Alt, Soledad Artiz Prillaman, and David Dreyer Lassen; Moral Issues - Laura S. Hussey; Criminal Justice Policy and Public Safety in the American States - Nicholas P. Lovrich, Faith E. Lutze, and Nichole R. Lovrich; Education Policy - J. Celeste Lay; Environmental Policy - David M. Konisky; Health Care - Laura Katz Olson; Immigration - Tristany Leikem and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz; Welfare - Richard C. Fording;
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : Sage Reference/CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 320.473; State governments -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483386232; 1483386236
• Related ISBNs: 9781452219967
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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