Alan H. Greenblatt & Kevin B. Smith 
Governing States and Localities 

From the lingering but long-lasting effects of the COVID pandemic to the growing diffusion of partisan polarization through the various levels of government, the
Ninth Edition of
Governing States and Localities introduces students to the most recent challenges, developments, and political changes impacting state and local politics. Employing a comparative approach, bestselling authors Kevin B. Smith and Alan Greenblatt illustrate the similarities and differences in the way state and local governments operate to show students the real-world application of policy and politics.



This edition keeps students engaged with a crisp journalistic style while providing a comprehensive introduction to state and local governments that is easily accessible to undergraduates in a variety of majors.

Mục lục

Map of the United States

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Chapter 1 Introduction to State and Local Government: They Tax Dogs in West Virginia, Don′t They?

Chapter 2 Federalism: The Power Plan

Chapter 3 Constitutions: Operating Instructions

Chapter 4 Finance: Filling the Till and Paying the Bills

Chapter 5 Political Attitudes and Participation: Venting and Voting

Chapter 6 Parties and Interest Groups: Elephants, Donkeys, and Cash Cows

Chapter 7 Legislatures: The Art of Herding Cats

Chapter 8 Governors and Executives: There Is No Such Thing as Absolute Power

Chapter 9 Courts: Turning Law into Politics

Chapter 10 Bureaucracy: What Nobody Wants but Everybody Needs

Chapter 11 Local Government: Function Follows Form

Chapter 12 Metropolitics: The Hole Problem of Government

Chapter 13 Education: Reading, Writing, and Regulation

Chapter 14 Crime and Punishment

Chapter 15 Health and Welfare

Chapter 16 Environment and Climate Change: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

Notes

Glossary

Index

Giới thiệu về tác giả

Kevin B. Smith is the Leland J. and Dorothy H. Olson Chair of Political Science at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is the author or coauthor of 10 books on politics and policy, as well as numerous scholarly articles on state politics and policy. Prior to becoming an academic, he covered state and local politics as a newspaper reporter. You can follow him on Twitter at @nivek_htims.