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Ten thousand democracies : politics and public opinion in America's school districts /

Title
Ten thousand democracies : politics and public opinion in America's school districts / Michael B. Berkman, Eric Plutzer.
Author
Berkman, Michael B., 1960-
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2005.

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Additional Authors
Plutzer, Eric.
Description
xix, 206 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
American governance and public policy series
Uniform Title
American governance and public policy.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index.
Contents
Policy responsiveness in American school districts -- Financing public education -- Public opinion and Americans' commitment to educational spending -- Direct democracy, indirect democracy, and policy responsiveness -- Voting rights, electoral systems, and policy responsiveness -- Teacher's unions in state and local politics -- The gray peril reconsidered -- The democratic control of American school boards.
ISBN
1589010760 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2005009497
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library