State and local government the essentials - Bowman, Ann O'M. 1948-; Kearney, Richard C. (Stamford, Connecticut, United States of America Cengage Learning, 2015)
1. New direction for state and local government -- 2. Federalism and the states -- 3. State constitutions -- 4. Citizen participation and elections -- 5. Political parties, interest groups, and campaigns -- 6. State legislatures -- 7. Governors -- 8. Public administration: budgeting and service delivery -- 9. The judiciary -- 10. State-local relations -- 11. Local government: structure and leadership -- 12. Taxing and spending.
Keywords: State governments -- United States; Local government -- United States