State and Local Politics

Part 1 The framework of analysis: state and local politics - themes and variations federalism and intergovernmental relations. Part 2 Subnational political institutions and processes: political culture, public opinion, and political participation political parties and interest groups legislatures, governors, mayors and professional managers bureacuracy state court systems. Part 3 State and local policy making: the policy process in state and local politics taxing and spending economic policy environmental policy criminal justice and state politics education welfare and health care.