The rise of the states : evolution of American state government /

In The Rise of the States, noted urban historian Jon C. Teaford explores the development of state government in the United States from the end of the nineteenth century to the so-called renaissance of states at the end of the twentieth. Arguing that state governments were not lethargic backwaters th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Teaford, Jon C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
Series:Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; 120th ser., 2.
Subjects:
State governments > United States > History.
Federal government > United States > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship.
Federal government
State governments
Autonomie
Föderalismus
Bundesstaaten
Deelstaten.
Openbaar bestuur.
Lokale overheden.
Regeringen.
United States
USA
Samfundsvidenskab > Politologi.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A flawed prognosis
  • A new era in state government
  • Financing the emerging state
  • Restructuring state government
  • Adapting to the automobile age
  • Economic depression and accelerated change
  • Working in the shadows
  • Reform and recognition
  • Epilogue: The continuing evolution
  • Notes
  • Index.

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