The State of Texas with Connect Plus and Government in Action Access Cards
by Sherri Mora
In various European countries the two world wars are remembered in very different ways, although everywhere one can find monuments which serve as material objectification of the memory of war. However, such objectifications not only determine certain patterns of remembrance and a specific perception of the past: they also contribute to local and/or national identity and create the basis for attitudes toward the other participants of war. As it happens, instruments of memory live their own life a...
The Struggle for Power and Influence in Cities and States
by Dick Simpson, James Nowlan, and Elizabeth O'Shaughnessy
The Struggle provides an insider's perspective on how power and influence are obtained and wielded at the local and state levels of government. By examining the social, economic, political and governmental conditions in communities and states, The Struggle equips students with the understanding they need to make the impact they want.
Inside the Carnival
With both an entertainer's eye and a social scientist's rigor, Wayne Parent subjects Louisiana's politics to rational and empirical analysis, seeking and finding coherent reasons for the state's well-known unique history. He resists resorting to vague hand-waving about ""exoticism,"" while at the same time he brings to life the juicy stories that illustrate his points. Parent's main theme is that Louisiana's ethnic mix, natural resources, and geography define a culture that in turn produces its...
The Quotations of Mayor Coleman A. Young (African American Life (Paperback))
by Coleman A Young
Every two years American voters turn out to elect several thousand representatives to state legislatures. Only now in Representation in State Legislatures do we have a detailed examination of how these officials perceive their jobs and how they attempt to do them. To provide answers to these questions, Malcolm E. Jewell conducted intensive interviews with 220 members of houses of representatives in nine selected states. He asked each legislator how he kept in touch with his constituents, how he...
West Virginia Politics and Government (Politics & Governments of the American States)
by Richard A. Brisbin, Robert J. Dilger, Allan S Hammock, and Christopher Z. Mooney
With one of the weakest economies in the nation and a college attendance level lowest among the states, West Virginia has recently concentrated resources on combating its isolation from eastern markets and improving the quality of its public schools. The authors explore how West Virginians cope with these problems-compounded by the state's relatively high rates of occupational injury, teenage pregnancy, maternal health problems, heart disease, lung disease, and cancer-and how they choose to gove...
Public Private Partnership (Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studie, #2410)
by Sibylle Roggencamp
Accountability and Control in Next Steps Agencies (Transforming government)
by Neil Elder and Edward Page
"Accountability and Control in Next Steps Agencies" looks at the lessons that can be learned by the UK from looking at other countries that use agencies to manage public services. It looks at next steps agencies comparatively to examine whether agency structures in Germany and Sweden have led these politico administrative systems to develop distinctive patterns of relationships between agency officials, ministers, ministry officials and parliamentary groups.
How to Do Business with the States
For nearly two decades, Georgia has been struggling to develop its democratic political party system. What are its future prospects as an independent nation? How can the infrastructure be improved so Georgia can thrive as a vibrant democracy? This book, the result of a multinational research effort, surveys emerging Georgian political parties and provides a comprehensive analysis of the current situation and its historical background, along with practical recommendations for improvements. It off...
Rhode Island Politics and Government (Politics & Governments of the American States)
by Maureen Moakley and Eileen Cornwell
Rhode Island is the smallest state in the union, yet it is also one of the most densely populated. Its political culture has until recently resembled the old-style patronage politics of a city-state. The Ocean State's politics have been highly individualistic, contentious, and distinct from those of surrounding states since its founding by Roger Williams. The state's individualism is embodied in the statue-"The Independent Man"-that stands atop its statehouse. Rhode Island Politics and Governmen...
This book examines the new, hybrid democracy that has been taking shape in California since the historic recall of Gov. Gray Davis and election of former actor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003. During the recall and its aftermath, California has reached unprecedented levels of use of direct democracy, in which public policy decisions are made by voters at the ballot box, rather than by elected representatives in the legislature. Driven by Californians' long-standing populism and distrust of governm...
Die PolitikfDie Politikfahigkeit der Nationalstaaten wird zunehmend hinterfragt. Auch die sozialintegrative Demokratie der Bundesrepublik ist durch den soziooekonomischen Strukturwandel stark relativiert. Diskutiert wird, ob die europaische Souveranitatsverflechtung die Legitimationsprobleme nationaler Politik kompensieren kann. Doch trotz aller politischen Fortschritte hat die Europaische Union keine hinlanglichen Beteiligungs- und Sozialintegrationspotentiale aufzuweisen. Vielmehr verlagert si...
Neue Formen sozialer und raumlicher Ausgrenzung stellen ein politisch und soziologisch hoechst aktuelles Thema dar. In der Pariser Region machen seit den achtziger Jahren des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts immer wieder spektakulare Proteste von desillusionierten arbeitslosen Jugendlichen von sich reden. Bis dies in Berlin geschieht, scheint nur eine Frage der Zeit zu sein. Seit Anfang der neunziger Jahre bringen hier die laufenden Restrukturierungen der Arbeits- und Wohnungsmarkte Milieus der AErmlich...