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Quality public education, modern highway systems, and reasonably priced housing--these are just some of the qualities that once made California one of the most desirable places to live. Just a few decades later, the state finds itself with an education system that is failing its citizens, one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, and a quickly evaporating dream of home ownership. Illustrating each step of the breakdown that led to its current state of dysfunction, Not So Golden After All: The Rise and Fall of California provides insight into a system gone amuck. It addresses complicated topics in an engaging manner to help the public and leaders alike understand how to make policies that balance expectations with outcomes. Key political themes covered include disconnected institutions, perpetually unbalanced budgets, immigration, voter ignorance, interest group influence, and dysfunctional institutions. Investigating the gridlock that has become all too common within the state's legislature, the book: Demonstrates the impact of the state's inability to generate sufficient revenue, particularly for public education and an under-trained workforce Highlights the problems created by poor land use planning --from suburban sprawl and government waste to inefficient use of agricultural land Examines how interest groups have been able to wrest control of the processes that were created to keep them in line Identifies the duplication of efforts and other inefficiencies at the state and local levels Author Larry Gerston leaves no stone unturned in his discussion of California's economy, position on the Pacific Rim, cultural diversity, land and water issues, and its relationship with the federal government. He examines the state's infrastructure, natural resources, immigration issues, education, finance, healthcare, civil rights, planning and development, security, laws, political parties, and power structures to provide civic leaders and policy makers with the understanding required to restore the sheen to this once glistening paradise. The Contra Costa Times discussed Larry Gerston's recent Commonwealth Club lecture in a May 17, 2012 article.Read an interview with Larry Gerston in The Mercury News.

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Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
1439880123
ISBN-13
9781439880128
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Author
Larry N. Gerston
Publication Name
Not So Golden after All : the Rise and Fall of California
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
342 Pages

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9.3in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz

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Jk8716
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Self-knowledge is a requirement for self-correction. In its candor, comprehensiveness, and call for reform, Not So Golden After All offers step number one in the political twelve-step program upon which California must embark if it wishes to redeem its heritage. --Kevin Starr, Professor of History, University of Southern California & California State Librarian Emeritus, Self-knowledge is a requirement for self-correction. In its candor, comprehensiveness, and call for reform, Not So Golden After All offers step number one in the political twelve-step program upon which California must embark if it wishes to redeem its heritage. e"Kevin Starr, Professor of History,University of Southern California& California State Librarian Emeritus, Self-knowledge is a requirement for self-correction. In its candor, comprehensiveness, and call for reform,Not So Golden After All offers step number one in the political twelve-step program upon which California must embark if it wishes to redeem its heritage. -Kevin Starr, Professor of History at the University of Southern California & California State Librarian Emeritus, Self-knowledge is a requirement for self-correction. In its candor, comprehensiveness, and call for reform, Not So Golden After All offers step number one in the political twelve-step program upon which California must embark if it wishes to redeem its heritage. --Kevin Starr, Professor of History, University of Southern California & California State Librarian Emeritus, Self-knowledge is a requirement for self-correction. In its candor, comprehensiveness, and call for reform,Not So Golden After All offers step number one in the political twelve-step program upon which California must embark if it wishes to redeem its heritage. -Kevin Starr, Professor of History, University of Southern California & California State Librarian Emeritus
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
Public Affairs & Administration, General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), American Government / State
Lccn
2012-005253
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
History, Political Science

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