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Wisconsin Politics and Government

America's Laboratory of Democracy

By: James K. Conant

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Wisconsin Politics and Government

America's Laboratory of Democracy

By: James K. Conant

Throughout the twentieth century, Wisconsin won national visibility and praise for its role as a ?laboratory of democracy? within the American federal system. In Wisconsin Politics and Government James K. Conant traces the development of the state and its Progressive heritage from the early territorial experience to contemporary times. Conant includes a discussion of the four major periods of institutional and policy innovation that occurred in Wisconsin during the twentieth century as well as an examination of the state?s constitution, legislature, office of the governor, courts, political parties and elections, interest groups, social welfare policy, local governments, state-local relations, and current and emerging issues. ø Readers of Wisconsin Politics and Government are likely to find a close correspondence between Wisconsin's social, economic, and political experience during the twentieth century and the essential democratic characteristics Alexis de Tocqueville describes in his classic work Democracy in America. For example, Wisconsin?s twentieth-century civil society was highly developed: its elected and administrative officials continuously sought to improve the state's political and administrative institutions, and they worked to enhance the economic and social conditions of the state's citizens. Other modern characteristics of the state's democratic experience include issue-oriented politics, government institutions operating free of scandal, and citizens turning out to vote in large numbers.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803264569

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9780803264564

The Life Cycles of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency

1970-2035

By: James K. Conant,Peter J. Balint

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The Life Cycles of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency

1970-2035

By: James K. Conant,Peter J. Balint

In 1970, due to increasing public concern about the environment, a dramatic series of bipartisan actions were taken to expand the national government's efforts to control pollutants. In that year, the Congress and President Nixon established two key federal agencies to address the nation's growing environmental problems: the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But despite this initial recognition of the pressing problems presented by environmental degradation, support for related policymaking and administration waxed and waned over the next thirty-five years, as other domestic and foreign policy problems rose to the top of the public and legislative agendas. What does the future hold for environmental policy in the United States, given the highly polarized politics surrounding the issue today? In this book, James K. Conant and Peter J. Balint examine what happened to the CEQ and EPA between 1970 and 2010 by using changes in leadership and budgetary resources as key indicators of the agencies' vitality and capacity for implementing pollution control laws. They also examine correlations between the agencies' fortunes and various social, political, and economic variables. The authors conclude with several scenarios about what the future holds for these important environmental agencies.

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Oxford University Press

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0190203706

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State and Local Politics

Government by the People

By: James MacGregor Burns

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State and Local Politics

Government by the People

By: James MacGregor Burns

Updated to include the results of the 1996 elections that saw the Republicans retain control of both houses of Congress, this text examines the role of state and local politics in our federal system vis a vis the national government. Continuation of the Republican agenda to give more authority to the states will further the expanded policy-making endeavors of governors and state legislatures. State and Local Politics: Government by the People, Ninth Edition, is a timely look at how state governments operate in this dynamic environment." "Who influences local governments? What are the effects of party politics? And what role do the people play in decision making by state legislatures, governors, and bureaucrats? These are questions raised by the authors. A look at the prerogatives and perquisites of legislators and governors, how they perform their duties, and how they work with other state and local elected officials are included. A chapter is devoted to the role of the courts and to the judicial reform movement. The relationship between local governments, the power of mayors, and how decisions are made in counties, towns, and suburbs are covered extensively." "Closing with a discussion of who works for and who pays for government, this critical analysis of the dynamics of state and local politics will shed light on the debate over who runs American government at every level."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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0136395686

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Wisconsin Politics and Government

Wisconsin Politics and Government

The Life Cycles of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency

The Life Cycles of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency

State and Local Politics

State and Local Politics

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