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Preface | |
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Introduction to State and Community Politics | |
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Introduction | |
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All Levels of Government Are Important in the United States | |
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The Growth of State and Local Governments | |
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Modernization of State and Local Government | |
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What Matters in State and Community Politics | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Career Prospects in State and Local Government | |
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Notes | |
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The Constitutional Environment of State and Local Governments | |
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Introduction | |
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State Constitutions | |
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Criticisms of State Constitutions | |
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The Model State Constitution | |
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The Politics of Constitutional Change and Reform | |
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Constitutional Reform and Social Change | |
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Local "Constitutions" | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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The Intergovernmental Framework for State and Community Politics | |
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Introduction | |
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The Evolution of Federalism | |
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Other Intergovernmental Politics | |
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Regional Conflict | |
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Intergovernmental Impact on State and Local Political Economies | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Channels of Citizen Influence: Participation, Public Opinion, and Interest Groups | |
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Introduction | |
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Political Participation | |
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Public Opinion | |
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Interest Groups | |
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Conclusion | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Channels of Citizen Influence: The Ballot Box, Parties, and Direct Action | |
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Introduction | |
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The Ballot Box | |
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Getting the Votes Counted | |
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Political Parties | |
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Direct Democracy | |
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Direct Action | |
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Social Change and the Ballot Box | |
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Conclusion | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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The Institutions of Local Government | |
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Introduction | |
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Different Types of Local Government | |
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The Organization of Counties and Cities | |
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The Evolution of Reform-Style City Politics | |
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The Progressive Reform Movement | |
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The Metropolitan Challenge | |
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Social Change and Local Government | |
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Conclusion | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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The Dynamics of Community Politics | |
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Introduction | |
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Theories of Community Power | |
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Who Governs in the Age of Urban Restructuring? | |
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The Quest for Local Leadership | |
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Mayors and the Challenge of Social Conflict | |
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Mayoral Leadership and the Urban Political Economy | |
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Conclusion | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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State Legislatures and Public Policy | |
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Introduction | |
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Legislative Functions | |
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Legislative Structure: How Organization Affects Policy Making | |
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Parties and Policy Making: The Responsible-Party Model | |
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Legislative Process: How Legislators Make Policy | |
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Legislative Reform: Improving Legislative Performance | |
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Rolling Back Reform: Deinstitutionalization? | |
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Conclusion | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Governors and the Challenge of Executive Leadership | |
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Introduction | |
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The Demand for Strong Executives | |
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Executive Leadership at the State Level: Making Governors Stronger | |
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Exercising Leadership: Governor's Styles | |
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Other State Executives | |
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Governors and Public Conflict | |
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Conclusion | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Administrators and the Implementation of Policy | |
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Introduction | |
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Tension Between Administrators and Elected Officials | |
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Managing Personnel for Better Policy Implementation | |
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Social Conflict in the Public Workforce | |
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Reconciling Work and Family Concerns | |
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Reorganizing and Reengineering Bureaucracy to Improve Performance | |
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Budgeting as a Device for Improving Executive Management | |
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Political Economy and Reengineering for Greater Productivity | |
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Conclusion | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Courts, Crime, and Corrections in American States | |
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Introduction | |
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Public Policy and the Courts | |
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Court Organization and Procedure | |
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Politics in American Courts | |
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Courts and Social Conflict: Coping with Crime | |
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Political Values and Conflicts Over Criminal Justice Policy | |
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Courts and Corrections in the Aftermath of September 11 | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Financing State and Local Governments | |
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Introduction | |
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How State and Local Governments Spend Your Money | |
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Where State and Local Revenues Come From | |
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Conflicts and Issues in State and Local Finance | |
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State-Community Finance and the Political Economy | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Poverty and Social Welfare Policies | |
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Introduction | |
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Poverty as a Social Problems | |
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Political Values and Poverty | |
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State, Local, and Federal Roles in Social Welfare Policy | |
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The Major Social Welfare Programs | |
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Health Care Policies: The Intergovernmental System in Practice | |
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Reforming Social Welfare | |
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Welfare Reform, Social Conflict, and the Political Economy | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Education | |
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Introduction | |
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State, Local, and Federal Roles in Education | |
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Political Values and Public Education | |
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Struggles Over Values | |
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Education and Social Conflict | |
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Reforming Public Education | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Infrastructure Policies: Transportation, Housing, and Community Development | |
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Introduction | |
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Transportation | |
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The Growing Role of the Highway System | |
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Housing and Community Development | |
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Political Values and the Social Consequences of Infrastructure Policy | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Regulating the Environment | |
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Introduction | |
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Environmental Regulation | |
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Does the Pollution Control System Work? | |
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Social Conflict and the Environment: Environmental Justice | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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State and Community Economic Development Policies | |
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Introduction | |
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The Changing Climate for State and Community Economies | |
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Strategies for Economic Development | |
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More Active Strategies | |
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Issues in the Search for Economic Development | |
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Social Conflict and the Competition for Economic Development | |
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Summary | |
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Study Questions | |
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Key Terms | |
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The Internet Connection | |
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Notes | |
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Glossary | |
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Name Index | |
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Subject Index | |