Research Catalog

Title

Governing California : politics, government, and public policy in the Golden State / Gerald C. Lubenow, editor.

Publication

Berkeley : Institute of Governmental Studies Press, University of California, 2006.

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Additional Authors

• Cain, Bruce E.
• Lubenow, Gerald C.

Description

ix, 247 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Subject

California > Politics and government

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Part I: Government. The Changing Legislative Landscape / Patrick Johnston -- Resolving Differences and Crafting Compromise: Creating a Budget for California / John Decker -- California: A Professional Legislature after Term Limits / Bruce Cain, Thad Kousser, and Karl Kurtz -- The Governor: Managing a Mega-State / John Jacobs and A. G. Block -- The Courts / Preble Stolz, Jerry Uelman, and Susan Rasky -- Cities, Counties, and the State / Revan Tranter. Part II: Politics. Direct Democracy: Initiative, Referendum, and Recall / Eugene C. Lee -- Redistricting: California 1971-2001 / J. Morgan Kousser -- Do Debates Matters? The 2003 Gubernatorial Debates/ Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Darshan Goux. Part III: Policy. Immigration / Jack Citrin and Andrea Campbell -- Water in California: A Case Study in Federalism / Megan Mullin. About the authors -- Index -- Appendix / Ron Heckart.

ISBN

0877724202

LCCN

^^2005034294

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Harvard Library