State and Local Government: 2012-2013 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452258953 ISBN 13: 9781452258959

Publisher: CQ Press, 2012

Synopsis

Leave it to editor Kevin Smith to assemble a superb collection of compelling readings from such publications as Governing, State Legislatures, Stateline.org, State and Local Government Review, and Capitol Ideas. Year after year, these highly readable and up-to-date articles hit all the crucial marks for your state and local course. Nearly 40 new articles cover the significant issues facing state and local government, from budgetary constraints and the impact of Supreme Court decisions to redistricting and blast-from-the-past governors back in office. With the same context and currency you have come to expect as hallmarks of this reader, the State and Local Government: 2012–2013 Edition will bring timely and sharp analysis into your classroom.

About this title

About the Author:

Kevin B. Smith is professor and chair of the political science department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has been studying and teaching state politics and policy for more than twenty years. He has authored or co-authored nine books and dozens of scholarly articles, and is a former associate editor of State Politics & Policy Quarterly. Prior to becoming an academic he covered state and local politics as a newspaper reporter. 

About this edition

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1452258953
• ISBN 13: 9781452258959
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Smith Kevin B.