Title: Governing California : politics, government, and public policy in the Golden State /
Authors: Lubenow, Gerald C.; Cain, Bruce E.
Publisher: Institute of Governmental Studies Press, University of California,
Year: 2006
Subjects: California Politics and government.
Contents: Part I: Government. The Changing Legislative Landscape / Patrick Johnston -- Resolving Differences and Crafting Compromise: Creating a Budget for California / John Decker -- California: A Professional Legislature after Term Limits / Bruce Cain, Thad Kousser, and Karl Kurtz -- The Governor: Managing a Mega-State / John Jacobs and A. G. Block -- The Courts / Preble Stolz, Jerry Uelman, and Susan Rasky -- Cities, Counties, and the State / Revan Tranter. Part II: Politics. Direct Democracy: Initiative, Referendum, and Recall / Eugene C. Lee -- Redistricting: California 1971-2001 / J. Morgan Kousser -- Do Debates Matters? The 2003 Gubernatorial Debates/ Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Darshan Goux. Part III: Policy. Immigration / Jack Citrin and Andrea Campbell -- Water in California: A Case Study in Federalism / Megan Mullin. About the authors -- Index -- Appendix / Ron Heckart.