State and local government in a changing society. /
Bingham, Richard D.
State and local government in a changing society. / Richard D. Bingham, David Hedge. - 2nd ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c1991. - xiv, 559 p. : ill., map ; 27 cm.
Rev. ed. of: State and local government in an urban society. 1st ed. 1986.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: The Development of the United States -- A Changing Federal system -- Parties, politics and interest groups in state and local government -- State legislatures and legislators -- The Executieve -- State judicial systems, judges and the problem of order -- Counties, special districts and regional organizations -- Municipal government -- Politics and power in communities -- The Delivery of public service -- School districts and the politics of public education -- Financing state and local governments -- Race, gender and state and local politics -- Economic development policy -- Public education: are the states turning it around?: -- Poverty policy: conflict and change -- Housing the homeless: state and local responses -- State and local responses to aids -- Wrapping it up.
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State governments--United States.
Local government--United States.
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320.973
State and local government in a changing society. / Richard D. Bingham, David Hedge. - 2nd ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c1991. - xiv, 559 p. : ill., map ; 27 cm.
Rev. ed. of: State and local government in an urban society. 1st ed. 1986.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: The Development of the United States -- A Changing Federal system -- Parties, politics and interest groups in state and local government -- State legislatures and legislators -- The Executieve -- State judicial systems, judges and the problem of order -- Counties, special districts and regional organizations -- Municipal government -- Politics and power in communities -- The Delivery of public service -- School districts and the politics of public education -- Financing state and local governments -- Race, gender and state and local politics -- Economic development policy -- Public education: are the states turning it around?: -- Poverty policy: conflict and change -- Housing the homeless: state and local responses -- State and local responses to aids -- Wrapping it up.
0070053030
90022069
State governments--United States.
Local government--United States.
JK2408.B56 /
320.973