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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Power of Place: Society, Culture, and Popular Government | |
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| Constitutions and Sovereignty | |
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| The Power and Sense of Place | |
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| Regional Cultures | |
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| Urbanization and Mass Culture | |
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| Place as Personal Property | |
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| The People Called "Americans" | |
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| Race and Racial Consciousness | |
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| Diversity's Policy Implications | |
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| Immigration and Migration | |
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| Political Culture | |
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| Technology and Civic Culture | |
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| Technology and Generational Change | |
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| Technology and the Individual | |
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| Enjoying Leisure Life | |
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| Technology's Effect on Place, Time, and Culture | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| Power Sharing in a Federal System: Theoretical and Practical Balance | |
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| Constitutional Federalism | |
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| A Confederation of States | |
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| A More Perfect National Union | |
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| Judicial Interpretation | |
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| Citizenship and Voting Rights | |
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| National Supremacy More Generally | |
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| Conclusions About Constitutional Federalism | |
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| Programmatic Federalism | |
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| Policy and Program Development | |
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| Policy or Program Implementation | |
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| Policy or Program Evaluation | |
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| Issues in Federalism | |
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| Revenue Sharing | |
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| Unfunded Mandates | |
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| Policy Preemption | |
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| Local Government Home Rule | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| Capital City Players: Everyday Politics in the States | |
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| State-Level Political Parties | |
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| State Party Organization | |
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| Parties' Organizational Effectiveness | |
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| Party Organization and Discipline | |
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| The Character of State Political Parties | |
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| State Partisan Elections | |
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| Regulation of Campaign Finances | |
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| State Parties in the Government | |
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| State-Level Interest Groups | |
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| Interest Group Activities | |
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| Regulating Interest Groups | |
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| Media in the State Capital | |
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| News Services | |
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| Capital City Newspapers | |
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| Broadcast Media | |
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| State Political Systems | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| State Legislatures: Policy Roles and Procedural Rules | |
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| Public Policy Decision Making | |
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| Direct Democracy | |
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| Representative Democracy | |
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| Public Expectations | |
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| Representation in State Legislatures | |
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| Election Campaigns | |
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| Legislative Sessions | |
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| Legislator Profile | |
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| Legislative Life in the State Capital | |
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| Legislatures and Political Players | |
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| Legislative Leadership | |
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| Chamber Leadership | |
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| Party Leadership | |
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| Passing State Laws | |
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| State Legislation | |
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| Public Education | |
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| Crime Control | |
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| Welfare Reform | |
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| Legislative Oversight | |
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| Program Review | |
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| Budgetary Oversight | |
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| Regulatory Oversight | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| State Executives: Leadership and Accountability | |
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| State Governors | |
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| Gubernatorial Elections | |
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| Results of Recent Gubernatorial Elections | |
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| Governors Taking Office | |
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| The Governor as Legislative Leader | |
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| The Governor's Immediate Staff | |
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| The Governor as Budgetary Leader | |
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| The Governor's Appointment Powers | |
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| Lieutenant Governors | |
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| Appointed Agency Heads | |
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| State Managers | |
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| Reforming Executive Branch Government | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| Bureaucrats and Regulators: Delivering Services and Protecting Consumers | |
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| The Bureaucracy of Service Delivery | |
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| Specialization and Professionalism | |
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| Civil-Service Protection | |
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| Hierarchy and Communications | |
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| Evaluating State Government Professionalism | |
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| Bureaucracy Conclusion | |
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| Regulators and Consumer Protection | |
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| Selecting the Regulators | |
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| Corporate Regulation | |
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| Professional Licensing | |
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| State Public Service Commissions | |
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| Organization and Powers | |
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| Public-Service Issues | |
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| The Future of Public Service Commissions | |
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| Regulation: Some Answers | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| State Courts: The Rules and Boundaries of the Game | |
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| American Justice | |
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| Criminal Trials | |
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| Civil Trials | |
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| Court Structure in the States | |
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| State Trial Courts | |
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| State Appeals Courts | |
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| Serving as a State Judge | |
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| The Administration of Justice | |
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| Issues Before the State Courts | |
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| Crime-Control Concerns | |
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| Crime Control and the Courts | |
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| Correctional Supervision and Incapacitation | |
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| Juvenile Crime | |
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| Criminal Justice | |
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| Civil Justice | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| Local Communities: Politics Where We Live | |
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| A Community of Neighborhoods | |
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| Neighborhood and Tenants' Associations | |
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| Neighborhood Issues | |
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| Neighborhood Politics | |
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| Business and Labor Organizations | |
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| Local Business Issues | |
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| Business's Political Power | |
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| Labor's Political Power | |
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| Civic Clubs | |
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| Civic Issues | |
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| Civic Clubs and Politics | |
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| Religious Congregations | |
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| Religious Issues | |
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| Faith-Based Organizations and Politics | |
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| Special Issue Organizations | |
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| Typical Special Interest Organizations | |
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| Special Interests and Politics | |
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| Interpreting Community Groups | |
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| Elite Theory | |
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| Pluralist Theory | |
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| Regime Theory | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| Taking the Next Step: Local Political Participation | |
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| Local Elections | |
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| Popular Votes on the Issues | |
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| Electing City Officials | |
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| Mayoral Elections | |
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| Local Judicial Elections | |
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| Variations on the Representative Government Theme | |
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| Voter Turnout | |
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| Other Forms of Participation | |
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| Interpreting Local Participation | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| Navigating City Hall: How Local Government Is Structured | |
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| The Big Picture of Local Government Structure | |
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| Historical Background of Local Government Structure | |
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| Political Machines | |
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| Progressive Reform Movement | |
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| Conclusion to History of Local Government Structures | |
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| Municipal Government Structure | |
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| Strong Mayor Form | |
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| Council-Manager Form | |
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| Commission Form | |
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| The Choice of Form | |
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| Townships | |
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| Duties of City Officials | |
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| City Councils | |
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| City Mayors | |
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| City Managers | |
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| Mayoral Leadership | |
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| Local Government Bureaucrats | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| Counties, Special Districts, and School Systems: Politics Beyond City Hall | |
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| States and Their Counties | |
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| County Geography | |
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| County Demographics | |
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| County Authority | |
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| The Commission Form of Government | |
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| County Administrators | |
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| Other Elected County Officials | |
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| County Executive | |
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| County Courts | |
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| County Services | |
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| Consolidated Services | |
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| County Government Capacity Building | |
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| Special Service Districts | |
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| Governmental Powers of Special Districts | |
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| Chicago's Special Districts | |
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| Water-Quality Districts | |
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| Concerns About Special District Government | |
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| Independent School Districts | |
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| State Educational Policy | |
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| Local School Policies | |
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| School District Politics | |
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| Confidence in Public Schools | |
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| Education Policy Innovation | |
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| Local Education Policy Making | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| Metropolitan Government: Accommodation and Reform | |
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| The Growth of the Metropolis | |
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| Technical Change | |
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| Governmental Factors | |
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| Cultural Forces | |
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| The Debate over Metropolitan Government | |
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| Advantages of Multiple Local Governments | |
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| Disadvantages of Fragmented Local Governments | |
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| From Fragmentation to Coordination | |
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| Councils of Government | |
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| Informal Cooperative Agreements | |
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| Interlocal Service Agreements | |
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| The Lakewood Plan | |
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| Tax-Base Sharing | |
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| Two-Tier Systems | |
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| City--County Consolidation | |
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| Other Options | |
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| Transportation Policy and Metropolitan Areas | |
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| The Local Government View of Transportation | |
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| The National Government View of Transportation | |
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| Transportation Policy Issues for State and Local Governments | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| Local Government Policy: Decision Making Close to Home | |
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| Local Ordinances | |
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| Code Enforcement | |
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| Mandated Programs | |
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| Raising Public Revenues | |
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| Land-Use Regulation | |
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| Land-Use Plans | |
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| Zoning Ordinances | |
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| Subdivision Regulations | |
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| Building Codes | |
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| Housing Codes | |
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| Eminent Domain | |
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| Conclusions about Local Policy Making | |
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| Balancing Priorities and Making Trade-Offs | |
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| Development and Preservation | |
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| Economic-Development Strategies | |
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| Community-Preservation Strategies | |
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| Balancing Development and Preservation | |
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| Public Safety and Social Justice | |
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| Public Safety Strategies | |
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| Ensuring Social Justice | |
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| Mobility and Sprawl | |
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| Personal Mobility | |
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| Urban, Suburban, and Exurban Sprawl | |
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| Balancing Mobility and Sprawl | |
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| Excellent Services and Modest Taxes | |
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| Quality Public-Service Strategies | |
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| Keeping Taxes Modest | |
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| Balancing Service and Taxation | |
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| Chapter Conclusion | |
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| Neighborhood Survey | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Name Index | |
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| Subject Index | |