State and local government
By: Ann O'M. Bowman, Richard C. Kearney
Contributors: Kearney, Richard C.
Edition: [Instructors's ed.] 8th ed.
Publisher: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9781439083048; 9781439085288
Subjects: State governments; Local government
Notes: "Instructor's edition"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-548) and index.
Table of contents: title: New directions for state and local governments; title: Federalism and the states; title: State constitutions; title: Citizen participation and elections; title: Political parties, interest groups, and campaigns; title: State legislatures; title: Governors; title: Public administration: budgeting and service delivery; title: The judiciary; title: The structure of local government; title: Local leadership and governance; title: State-local relations; title: Taxing and spending; title: Economic development; title: Education policy; title: Criminal justice; title: Social welfare and health care policy; title: Environmental policy.