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West Virginia Politics and Government

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ISBN-10: 0803262434

ISBN-13: 9780803262430

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Richard A. Brisbin, Robert Jay Dilger, Allan S. Hammock, L. Christopher Plein, Allan S. Hammock

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West Virginia Politics and Governmentoffers the only recent study of politics in the Mountain State. Combining new empirical information about political behavior with a close examination of the capacity of the state7;s government, this second edition is a comprehensive and pointed study of the ability of the state7;s government to respond to the needs of a largely rural and relatively low-income population. The authors discuss public demands on state government, the shaping of the political agenda by interest groups, elections and the role of political parties, and the influence of the federal government on the state7;s political and administrative functions. The book also examines the…    
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Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 1/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 348
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Series Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Mountain State Politics
The Construction of the Political Agenda
Sources of the Political Agenda: Geography, History, Economy, and Political Culture
Public Contributions to the Political Agenda: Participation, Parties, and Elections
Interest Group Politics
Intergovernmental Relations and the Political Agenda
Political Institutions
Constitutional Politics
The Legislature
The Governor and Executive Offices
The Administration of State Policies
The Budget Process
The Judiciary
Local Government
Policy Controversies and the Capacity of the State Government
Suggestions for Further Reading
Notes
Index