New Jersey Politics and Government : The Suburbs Come of Age

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As the United States moves toward becoming a nation of suburbs, New Jersey - its most suburban state - is a place more American should get to know. Its volatile, candidate-centered elections are decided by politically independent suburbanites. New Jersey's experience provides lessons as other s...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Salmore, Barbara
Autres auteurs: Salmore, Stephen
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2008.
Édition:3rd ed.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Politics and government
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
New Jersey.
New Jersey > Politique et gouvernement.
New Jersey > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Prologue
  • 2. Foundations: New Jersey, 1600-1900
  • 3. "The Statesman and the Boss"
  • 4. Contemporary Political Patterns
  • 5. Voters, Elections, and Parties
  • 6. The Representation of Interests
  • 7. The Constitution
  • 8. The Governor
  • 9. The Legislature
  • 10. The State Bureaucracy
  • 11. The Courts
  • 12. Government and Politics in Localities
  • 13. New Jersey in the Federal System
  • 14. The Politics of Taxing and Spending
  • 15. The Politics of Education
  • 16. Quality of Life Issues
  • 17. Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Index

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