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Product Identifiers

PublisherRutgers University Press

ISBN-100813561396

ISBN-139780813561394

eBay Product ID (ePID)150605488

Product Key Features

Number of Pages452 Pages

Publication NameNew Jersey Politics and Government, 4th Edition : the Suburbs Come of Age

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

SubjectPolitical Process / Political Advocacy, American Government / State

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorBarbara G. Salmore

Subject AreaPolitical Science

SeriesRivergate Regionals Collection

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight23.1 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2012-040293

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromNinth Grade

IllustratedYes

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal320.9749

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

Table Of ContentList of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Prologue 2. Foundations: New Jersey, 1600-1900 3. The Statesmen and the Bosses: New Jersey since 1900 4. Contemporary Political Patterns 5. Voters, Elections, and Parties 6. The Representation of Interests 7. The Constitution 8. The Governor 9. The Legislature 10. The State Bureaucracy 11. The Courts 12. Government and Politics in Localities 13. New Jersey in the Federal System 14. The Politics of Taxing and Spending 15. The Politics of Education 16. Quality of Life Issues 17. Epilogue Notes Index

SynopsisThis fourth edition is thoroughly updated to reflect the challenges New Jersey has overcome and those it continues to face: sustaining growth and opportunity in a multicultural society, providing quality education, and protecting the environment. State politics and government have been almost entirely reshaped in recent decades, and those changes are analyzed in every chapter of this edition. Offering a comprehensive overview of New Jersey politics and government, chapters cover the state's political history; campaigns and elections; interest groups; the constitution; the development of government institutions; relationships with neighboring states, the federal government, and its own municipalities and counties; tax and spending policies; education; and quality of life issues., This fourth edition is thoroughly updated to reflect the challenges New Jersey has overcome and those it continues to face: sustaining growth and opportunity in a multicultural society, providing quality education, and protecting the environment. State politics and government have been almost entirely reshaped in recent decades, and those changes are analyzed in every chapter of this edition. Offering a comprehensive overview of New Jersey politics and government, chapters cover the state?s political history; campaigns and elections; interest groups; the constitution; the development of government institutions; relationships with neighboring states, the federal government, and its own municipalities and counties; tax and spending policies; education; and quality of life issues., This thoroughly updated fourth edition reflects the challenges New Jersey has overcome and those it continues to face. State politics and government have been almost entirely reshaped in recent decades, and those changes are analyzed in every chapter. It offers a comprehensive overview, covering New Jersey's political history; campaigns and elections; interest groups; the constitution; the development of government institutions; relationships with neighboring states, the federal government, and its own municipalities and counties; tax and spending policies; and quality of life.

LC Classification NumberJK3516

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