Kategoria BISAC: Political Science >> American Government - State

Traditionally, the study of 'power in the city' was confined to the institutions of urban government and the actors involved in contesting and making political decisions in and for metropolitan societies. Increasingly, however, attention has turned to the function of the city not only as a centre of urban governance but as a major economic, social, cultural and strategic force in its own right.

Cities, Politics and Power combines this traditional concern with how the cities in which we live are organized and run with a broader focus on cities and urban regions as multiple...

The stories of civic experiments in...

The rich history of Kansas politics continues to generate an abundant literature. The state's beginning as -Bleeding Kansas- followed by Prohibition, populism, the Progressive Era, and the Dust Bowl, through to the present day, have given local and national writers and scholars an intriguing topic for exploration. While historians and biographers shed light on pieces of this history, journalists focus on current political affairs in the state. Rarely, however, are past and present connected to fully illuminate an understanding of Kansas politics and government.

This volume...

Local government plays a critical role in the lives of all citizens, from remote towns to capital cities. As the political legitimacy and importance of municipalities grow, however, it becomes increasingly difficult to strike a balance between local and higher levels of government. The contributors to Local Government in a Global World provide insights into key themes impacting local governance in two federations with much in common historically, culturally, and politically: Australia and Canada.

These essays examine changes in the Australian and Canadian systems through...

En este proyecto, Jesus nos propone asumir un adecuado esquema mental basado en los verdaderos principios y valores humanos. Concebir la factibilidad de estos preceptos nos hara posible cimentar la fe. Y en la medida en que los hagamos parte de nuestro ser, en esa misma medida adoptaremos una Actitud Correcta Ante la Vida.

Esta actitud, junto con...

One of the most difficult if not least productive exercises undertaken in Mississippi in the last half-century has been the recurring effort to reorganize the executive branch of state government. In reviewing those efforts, Thomas Kynerd attempts to gain insight into the repeated failures.

In 1932, a study of state government described its organization as -chaotic, - but the recommended improvements were -shouted- down. Nearly twenty years later, the governor decided it was time to reorganize state government and asked the legislature to develop a plan. The plan was prepared with much...