State and local government : the essentials - Bowman, Ann O'M., 1948-; Kearney, Richard C. (Boston, MA : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012)
New directions for state and local governments -- Federalism and the states -- State constitutions -- Citizen participation and elections -- Political parties, interest groups, and campaigns -- State legislatures -- Governors -- Public administration : budgeting and service delivery -- The judiciary -- State-local relations.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-330) and index.
Keywords: State governments -- United States; Local government -- United States