1st Edition

Governance And The Changing American States

By David Hedge Copyright 1998
224 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

This book chronicles the kinds of changes that have occurred on the "demand" and "supply" sides of American state government. It assesses the consequences of those developments for the quality of statehouse democracy and the ability of state governments to govern responsibly and effectively.

Preface -- Introduction -- Demand-Side Changes: Elections and Citizen Participation -- Demand-Side Changes: Political Parties and Interest Groups -- The Governors -- The Legislatures -- The Courts -- Summary and Conclusions

Biography

David Hedge