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This book presents case studies in state and local government responses to many subjects of contemporary interest. Designed to complement state and local textbooks, this book is also of interest to students of public administration, public policy, and urban politics.
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This book presents case studies in state and local government responses to many subjects of contemporary interest. Designed to complement state and local textbooks, this book is also of interest to students of public administration, public policy, and urban politics.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Routledge
- Seitenzahl: 154
- Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
- Gewicht: 381g
- ISBN-13: 9780367174491
- ISBN-10: 0367174499
- Artikelnr.: 69983762
- Verlag: Routledge
- Seitenzahl: 154
- Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2021
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
- Gewicht: 381g
- ISBN-13: 9780367174491
- ISBN-10: 0367174499
- Artikelnr.: 69983762
Jayme L. Renfro is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa. She enjoys teaching public policy and administration to both undergraduate and graduate students and has earned university- and college wide teaching awards. She is co-author, with Kevin B. Smith, of State and Local Government 2013-2014. She enjoys books, her husband, travelling, playing darts, her children, cake, and naps (not in that order).
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Comparative Method
Borders and BBQ: KCK and KCMO and the Dividing Lines of Government and
Culture
Georgia on My Mind
Using the Laboratories of Democracy to Keep People Healthy
Chapter 2: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Hurricanes, Floods, and Tornados Oh My! The High Cost of Disaster Recovery
Federal Ownership of Land, or, When Nevada isn't Actually Nevada
FedEd: Investigating Civil Rights Violations in Schools
Chapter 3: State Constitutions
The Right to Hunt and Fish and Hang Out on the Front Porch
Problems in Euclid and the Limitations of the Ohio Constitution
From Plastic Bags to Guns: Preemption Laws and an Evolving Political
Landscape
Chapter 4: Budgeting, Finance and Fiscal Policy
Tax Cuts and College Tuition: A Louisiana Story
Is Grandpa Bankrupting your City? A Look at Debts and Liabilities
Isn't that Their Job? How State Legislatures End Up Not Passing Budgets
Chapter 5: Elections and Political Participation
Social Pressure and Voter Turnout
Cybersecurity and Election Systems: When Is It Time to Panic?
Is the Internet a Tool or a Distraction for Increasing Political
Participation?
Chapter 6: Political Parties and Interest Groups
A Two-Party System Requires Two Parties: Democrats in the South
(Maybe Don't) Show Me the Money: Big Money's Influence in State and Local
Elections
ALEC and the Use and Misuse of Model Bills
Chapter 7: State Legislatures
Descriptive Representation and Policy Outcomes: Do Female Legislators
Matter?
Professional versus Citizen Legislatures
Jeffrey Epstein and the Varying Interpretation of Federal Sex Offender
Registry Laws
Chapter 8: State Executive Leadership
When It All Goes Wrong: The Impeachment of Governor Robert Bently and Eric
Greitens
The Gubernatorial Incumbency Advantage
Can a State Make a Difference on Environmental Policy?: California is
Giving it a Shot
Chapter 9: State Court Systems
In Loco Parentis
Judicial Recall: How the Brock Turner Case Turned California on its Head
Selling Beer to Alcoholics: The Nebraska State Supreme Court and the
Whiteclay Problem
Chapter 10: The Bureaucracy
Interesting Work, Good Benefits, and Job Security: Why Work for the
Government?
Bureaucrat Bashing in the Era of Civil Service Shame
Verruckt and the Case for Increased Government Regulation of Amusement
Parks
Chapter 11: Local Governments
Handling an "Alien" Invasion in a Small Desert Town
Council-Manager or Strong Mayor? Clearwater, FL Decides
Postville, IA: A Town Recovers from a Major Immigration Raid
Chapter 12: Regional Governance
The Sprawliest Sprawl-Not Los Angeles?
The Houston Metro Area: Flood City U.S.A.
Tiebout Gets Schooled: The Indirect Benefits of Public Schools on Community
Satisfaction
Conclusion
Chapter 1: The Comparative Method
Borders and BBQ: KCK and KCMO and the Dividing Lines of Government and
Culture
Georgia on My Mind
Using the Laboratories of Democracy to Keep People Healthy
Chapter 2: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Hurricanes, Floods, and Tornados Oh My! The High Cost of Disaster Recovery
Federal Ownership of Land, or, When Nevada isn't Actually Nevada
FedEd: Investigating Civil Rights Violations in Schools
Chapter 3: State Constitutions
The Right to Hunt and Fish and Hang Out on the Front Porch
Problems in Euclid and the Limitations of the Ohio Constitution
From Plastic Bags to Guns: Preemption Laws and an Evolving Political
Landscape
Chapter 4: Budgeting, Finance and Fiscal Policy
Tax Cuts and College Tuition: A Louisiana Story
Is Grandpa Bankrupting your City? A Look at Debts and Liabilities
Isn't that Their Job? How State Legislatures End Up Not Passing Budgets
Chapter 5: Elections and Political Participation
Social Pressure and Voter Turnout
Cybersecurity and Election Systems: When Is It Time to Panic?
Is the Internet a Tool or a Distraction for Increasing Political
Participation?
Chapter 6: Political Parties and Interest Groups
A Two-Party System Requires Two Parties: Democrats in the South
(Maybe Don't) Show Me the Money: Big Money's Influence in State and Local
Elections
ALEC and the Use and Misuse of Model Bills
Chapter 7: State Legislatures
Descriptive Representation and Policy Outcomes: Do Female Legislators
Matter?
Professional versus Citizen Legislatures
Jeffrey Epstein and the Varying Interpretation of Federal Sex Offender
Registry Laws
Chapter 8: State Executive Leadership
When It All Goes Wrong: The Impeachment of Governor Robert Bently and Eric
Greitens
The Gubernatorial Incumbency Advantage
Can a State Make a Difference on Environmental Policy?: California is
Giving it a Shot
Chapter 9: State Court Systems
In Loco Parentis
Judicial Recall: How the Brock Turner Case Turned California on its Head
Selling Beer to Alcoholics: The Nebraska State Supreme Court and the
Whiteclay Problem
Chapter 10: The Bureaucracy
Interesting Work, Good Benefits, and Job Security: Why Work for the
Government?
Bureaucrat Bashing in the Era of Civil Service Shame
Verruckt and the Case for Increased Government Regulation of Amusement
Parks
Chapter 11: Local Governments
Handling an "Alien" Invasion in a Small Desert Town
Council-Manager or Strong Mayor? Clearwater, FL Decides
Postville, IA: A Town Recovers from a Major Immigration Raid
Chapter 12: Regional Governance
The Sprawliest Sprawl-Not Los Angeles?
The Houston Metro Area: Flood City U.S.A.
Tiebout Gets Schooled: The Indirect Benefits of Public Schools on Community
Satisfaction
Conclusion
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Comparative Method
Borders and BBQ: KCK and KCMO and the Dividing Lines of Government and
Culture
Georgia on My Mind
Using the Laboratories of Democracy to Keep People Healthy
Chapter 2: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Hurricanes, Floods, and Tornados Oh My! The High Cost of Disaster Recovery
Federal Ownership of Land, or, When Nevada isn't Actually Nevada
FedEd: Investigating Civil Rights Violations in Schools
Chapter 3: State Constitutions
The Right to Hunt and Fish and Hang Out on the Front Porch
Problems in Euclid and the Limitations of the Ohio Constitution
From Plastic Bags to Guns: Preemption Laws and an Evolving Political
Landscape
Chapter 4: Budgeting, Finance and Fiscal Policy
Tax Cuts and College Tuition: A Louisiana Story
Is Grandpa Bankrupting your City? A Look at Debts and Liabilities
Isn't that Their Job? How State Legislatures End Up Not Passing Budgets
Chapter 5: Elections and Political Participation
Social Pressure and Voter Turnout
Cybersecurity and Election Systems: When Is It Time to Panic?
Is the Internet a Tool or a Distraction for Increasing Political
Participation?
Chapter 6: Political Parties and Interest Groups
A Two-Party System Requires Two Parties: Democrats in the South
(Maybe Don't) Show Me the Money: Big Money's Influence in State and Local
Elections
ALEC and the Use and Misuse of Model Bills
Chapter 7: State Legislatures
Descriptive Representation and Policy Outcomes: Do Female Legislators
Matter?
Professional versus Citizen Legislatures
Jeffrey Epstein and the Varying Interpretation of Federal Sex Offender
Registry Laws
Chapter 8: State Executive Leadership
When It All Goes Wrong: The Impeachment of Governor Robert Bently and Eric
Greitens
The Gubernatorial Incumbency Advantage
Can a State Make a Difference on Environmental Policy?: California is
Giving it a Shot
Chapter 9: State Court Systems
In Loco Parentis
Judicial Recall: How the Brock Turner Case Turned California on its Head
Selling Beer to Alcoholics: The Nebraska State Supreme Court and the
Whiteclay Problem
Chapter 10: The Bureaucracy
Interesting Work, Good Benefits, and Job Security: Why Work for the
Government?
Bureaucrat Bashing in the Era of Civil Service Shame
Verruckt and the Case for Increased Government Regulation of Amusement
Parks
Chapter 11: Local Governments
Handling an "Alien" Invasion in a Small Desert Town
Council-Manager or Strong Mayor? Clearwater, FL Decides
Postville, IA: A Town Recovers from a Major Immigration Raid
Chapter 12: Regional Governance
The Sprawliest Sprawl-Not Los Angeles?
The Houston Metro Area: Flood City U.S.A.
Tiebout Gets Schooled: The Indirect Benefits of Public Schools on Community
Satisfaction
Conclusion
Chapter 1: The Comparative Method
Borders and BBQ: KCK and KCMO and the Dividing Lines of Government and
Culture
Georgia on My Mind
Using the Laboratories of Democracy to Keep People Healthy
Chapter 2: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Hurricanes, Floods, and Tornados Oh My! The High Cost of Disaster Recovery
Federal Ownership of Land, or, When Nevada isn't Actually Nevada
FedEd: Investigating Civil Rights Violations in Schools
Chapter 3: State Constitutions
The Right to Hunt and Fish and Hang Out on the Front Porch
Problems in Euclid and the Limitations of the Ohio Constitution
From Plastic Bags to Guns: Preemption Laws and an Evolving Political
Landscape
Chapter 4: Budgeting, Finance and Fiscal Policy
Tax Cuts and College Tuition: A Louisiana Story
Is Grandpa Bankrupting your City? A Look at Debts and Liabilities
Isn't that Their Job? How State Legislatures End Up Not Passing Budgets
Chapter 5: Elections and Political Participation
Social Pressure and Voter Turnout
Cybersecurity and Election Systems: When Is It Time to Panic?
Is the Internet a Tool or a Distraction for Increasing Political
Participation?
Chapter 6: Political Parties and Interest Groups
A Two-Party System Requires Two Parties: Democrats in the South
(Maybe Don't) Show Me the Money: Big Money's Influence in State and Local
Elections
ALEC and the Use and Misuse of Model Bills
Chapter 7: State Legislatures
Descriptive Representation and Policy Outcomes: Do Female Legislators
Matter?
Professional versus Citizen Legislatures
Jeffrey Epstein and the Varying Interpretation of Federal Sex Offender
Registry Laws
Chapter 8: State Executive Leadership
When It All Goes Wrong: The Impeachment of Governor Robert Bently and Eric
Greitens
The Gubernatorial Incumbency Advantage
Can a State Make a Difference on Environmental Policy?: California is
Giving it a Shot
Chapter 9: State Court Systems
In Loco Parentis
Judicial Recall: How the Brock Turner Case Turned California on its Head
Selling Beer to Alcoholics: The Nebraska State Supreme Court and the
Whiteclay Problem
Chapter 10: The Bureaucracy
Interesting Work, Good Benefits, and Job Security: Why Work for the
Government?
Bureaucrat Bashing in the Era of Civil Service Shame
Verruckt and the Case for Increased Government Regulation of Amusement
Parks
Chapter 11: Local Governments
Handling an "Alien" Invasion in a Small Desert Town
Council-Manager or Strong Mayor? Clearwater, FL Decides
Postville, IA: A Town Recovers from a Major Immigration Raid
Chapter 12: Regional Governance
The Sprawliest Sprawl-Not Los Angeles?
The Houston Metro Area: Flood City U.S.A.
Tiebout Gets Schooled: The Indirect Benefits of Public Schools on Community
Satisfaction
Conclusion