New Jersey Politics and Government, 4th Edition The Suburbs Come of Age

Name: New Jersey Politics and Government, 4th Edition The Suburbs Come of Age
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ISBN: 9780813561394

ISBN-10: 0813561396

ISBN-13: 9780813561394

Edition: 4th 2013

Authors: Barbara G. Salmore, Stephen A. Salmore

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This fourth edition is thoroughly updated to reflect the challenges New Jersey has overcome and those it continues to face: sustaining growth and opportunity in a multicultural society, providing quality education, and protecting the environment. State politics and government have been almost entirely reshaped in recent decades, and those changes are analyzed in every chapter of this edition.Offering a comprehensive overview of New Jersey politics and government, chapters cover the state’s political history; campaigns and elections; interest groups; the constitution; the development of government institutions; relationships with neighboring states, the federal government, and its own…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 7/19/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 452
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Barbara G. Salmore is associate dean and professor of political science at Drew University. Stephen A. Salmore is a professor emeritus of political science at Rutgers University.



List of Tables


Acknowledgments



Prologue



Foundations: New Jersey, 1600-1900



The Statesmen and the Bosses: New Jersey since 1900



Contemporary Political Patterns



Voters, Elections, and Parties



The Representation of Interests



The Constitution



The Governor



The Legislature



Tie State Bureaucracy



Tie Courts



Government and Politics in Localities



New Jersey in the Federal System



The Politics of Taxing and Spending



The Politics of Education



Quality of Life Issues



Epilogue


Notes


Index