Title:
The Oxford handbook of state and local government / edited by Donald P. Haider-Markel.
Author:
Haider-Markel, Donald P., editor.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York, New York : Oxford Univ Press, 2016.
©2014
Call Number:
JK31 .O94 2016
Abstract:
This book is an historic undertaking. It contains a wide range of essays that define the important questions in the field, evaluate where we are in answering them, and set the direction and terms of discourse for future work. The 'Handbook' will have a substantial influence in defining the field for years to come. The chapters critically assess both the key works of state and local politics literature and the ways in which the sub-field has developed. It covers the main areas of study in subnational politics by exploring the central contributions to the comparative study of institutions, behavior, and policy in the American context. Each chapter outlines an agenda for future research.
Edition:
First paperback edition.
ISBN:
9780198778462
Series:
The Oxford handbooks of American politics
Oxford handbooks of American politics.
Physical Description:
xi, 956 pages ; 25 cm
General Note:
Originally published: 2014 (hardback)
Contents:
1. Introduction: the study of state and local politics and policy / Donald P. Haider-Markel -- 2. Relations between state and national governments / John Dinan -- 3. Relations between local and national governments / Robert Agranoff -- 4. Relations between state and local governments: the home court (dis)advantage / Carol S. Weissert and Jessica L. Ice -- 5. Local political participation / Brady Baybeck -- 6. State political participation: election law, electoral competition, and inequality / Carolyn Tolbert and William W. Franko -- 7. Local and state interest group organizations / Anthony J. Nownes -- 8. Local and state political parties / Joel W. Paddock -- 9. Local campaigns and elections / Timothy B. Krebs -- 10. State campaigns and elections / William D. Hicks and Daniel A. Smith -- 11. Early state history and constitutions / John Kincaid -- 12. State direct democracy / Shawn Bowler and Todd Donovan -- 13. State legislatures / Keith Hamm, Ronald D. Hedlund, and Nancy Martorano Miller -- 14. State executives / Margaret R. Ferguson -- 15. State courts: past, present, and future / Chris W. Bonneau and Brent D.Boyea -- 16. State bureaucracy: policy delegation, comparative institutional capacity, and administrative politics in the American states / George A. Krause and Neil D. Woods -- 17. Local boundaries / Megan Mullin -- 18. Local legislatures / Suzanne Leland and Holly Whisman -- 19. Local executives / Richard C. Feiock and Jungah Bae -- 20. Local courts / Richard A. Brisbin, Jr. -- 21. Local bureaucracy / Kelly M. LeRoux -- 22. The context of local policymaking / Zoltan L. Hajnal -- 23. The context of state policy policymaking / Robert C. Lowery -- 24. State policy and democratic representation / Saundra K. Schneider and William G. Jacoby -- 25. Local policy and democratic representation / Christine Kelleher Palus -- 26. Fiscal policy in the American states / James C. Garand, Justin Ulrich, and Ping Xu -- 27. State economic development policy / Paul Brace -- 28. Education policy / Paul Manna -- 29. Social welfare policy / Mark Carl Rom -- 30. Health care politics and policy / Charles Barrilleaux -- 31. Criminal justice policy / Garrick L. Percival -- 32. Morality politics / Alesha E. Doan -- 33. Environmental policy / Michael D. Jones, Elizabeth A. Shanahan and Lisa J. Hammer -- 34. State regulatory policy / Paul Teske and Colin Provost -- 35. Policies towards minority populations / Richard C. Fording and John Poe -- 36. Sub-national politics: a methodological perspective / Frederick J. Boehmke and Regina P. Branton -- 37. Sub-national politics: a national political perspective / Bertram Johnson -- 38. Sub-national politics: a comparative perspective / Nicole Bolleyer -- 39. Conclusion: the study of state and local politics and policy / Donald P. Haider-Markel.
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