Government and Politics in Florida

Name: Government and Politics in Florida
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ISBN: 9780813031705

ISBN-10: 0813031702

ISBN-13: 9780813031705

Edition: 3rd 2007

Authors: J. Edwin Benton, Reubin O'Donovan Askew

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For more than fifteen years, "Government and Politics in Florida "has been the only book to offer authoritative information on the operations of government and nuances of politics in the Sunshine State. Published in two editions (1991 and 1998) under the editorship of Robert Huckshorn, the book has consistently featured contributions by Florida's most well-known and respected political scientists. Now edited by Edwin Benton, the third edition retains all of the chapters from the previous edition--though all have been revised and many rewritten by new authors. There are also entirely new chapters on the critical policy areas of education, public welfare, and health care, and one on…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Publication date: 2/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 424
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.27" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction




Political Culture and Political Attitudes in Florida




Elections and Partisan Change in Florida




Politics and Ethnic Change in Florida




Political Parties in Florida




Interest Groups in Florida




The Legislature and the Legislative Process in Florida




The Florida Governor in the Twenty-First Century




The Florida Courts: No Longer Obscure but Still Powerful




Local Governments: Institutions of Governance and Agents of Service Delivery




Intergovernmental Relations in Florida




The Economics and Politics of Financing Florida's Many Governments




Florida's Education System




Florida's Health Care Policy: Making Do on the Cheap




Welfare Policy in Florida




Florida's Unfinished Agenda in Growth Management and Environmental Protection




Florida's Government and Politics: The Road Ahead



Contributors


Index