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Remote and thinly populated, Maine was long insulated from many of the demographic and economic trends of states to the south. Maine Politics and Government traces recent changes in the state's system as agriculture, manufacturing, and maritime trades have ceded dominance to high-tech businesses, extensive commercial development, and an expanding governmental sector

Remote and thinly populated, Maine was long insulated from many of the demographic and economic trends of states to the south. Maine Politics and Government traces recent changes in the state's system as agriculture, manufacturing, and maritime trades have ceded dominance to high-tech businesses, extensive commercial development, and an expanding governmental sector.

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of both the historical and the contemporary dimensions of the politics and government of the "First State." Once a sparsely populated, agrarian, and relatively insignificant polity, Delaware has become a densely and diversely populated financial and legal center often called the "corporation capital of the world." Delaware's prime location has been central to its development and transition from a goods-producing economy to a fast-growing, service-based economy. Despite its diminutive size, Delaware is, in many ways, the nation's preferred corporate

"Published a decade and a half after the late Diane D. Blair's influential book Arkansas Politics and Government, this freshly revised edition builds on her work, which highlighted both the decades of failure by Arkansas's government to live up to the state's motto of Regnat Populus ("The People Rule") and the positive trends of democracy." "While maintaining the basic structure of Blair's original work with its focus on important historical patterns and the ways in which the past continues to shape the present, the second edition details the causes and consequences of recent changes in Arkansas and asks whether they are profound and permanent or merely transitory variations in symbol and style. Jay Barth argues that although Arkansas currently expresses a healthier representative democracy than throughout most of its history, its political and governmental entities are still sharply limited as effective instruments of "the people.""--Jacket

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of both the historical and the contemporary dimensions of the politics and government of the "First State." Once a sparsely populated, agrarian, and relatively insignificant polity, Delaware has become a densely and diversely populated financial and legal center often called the "corporation capital of the world." Delaware's prime location has been central to its development and transition from a goods-producing economy to a fast-growing, service-based economy. Despite its diminutive size, Delaware is, in many ways, the nation's preferred corporate

Contents -- Tables, Maps, and Figures -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Past in the Present -- 2. Some Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Political Explanations -- 3. Traditional Politics and Its Transformation -- 4. Contemporary Political Patterns -- 5. Dealigned Voters and Disadvantaged Political Parties in Contemporary Arkansas -- 6. The Influence of Interest Groups -- 7. The Constitution: Provisions and Politics -- 8. The Power and Politics of the Executive Branch -- 9. The Power and Politics of the Legislative Branch -- 10. The Power and Politics of the Judicial Branch -- 11. Arkansas in the Federal System: Cooperation and Conflict -- 12. Politics at the Grassroots: How Democratic? -- 13. The Politics of State Services -- 14. Continuity and Change in Arkansas Politics -- 15. For the Future: Suggested Sources -- Notes -- Index

"The revised 2nd edition of this successful textbook explores Japanese politics in the postwar era from theoretical and comparative perspectives. After providing historical context, it offers an in-depth exploration of postwar political institutions, political reform in the 1990s, the policymaking process, and the politics of economic growth and stagnation. By delving into Japan's international relations, the book sheds light on Japan's security and foreign policies, and Japan's role in Asia. The textbook concludes by addressing what has changed since party alternation in 2009, the triple disaster in March 2011 and the global Covid pandemic. Themes and questions addressed throughout the text include: - How and why did Japan modernize so successfully when so many other countries fell prey to colonialism and authoritarianism? - What explains the Japanese economic miracle and its subsequent economic stagnation? - What accounts for Japan's successful democratization? - In the international realm, why has Japan achieved economic superpower status without achieving political superpower status? - What is the future trajectory of Japanese politics? Connecting Japan to larger themes in comparative politics and linking Japan's history, institutions, policymaking process, and international relations to experiences and structures in other countries, this book is essential reading for students of Japanese or Asian Politics"--

West Virginia Politics and Government offers the only recent study of politics in the Mountain State. Combining new empirical information about political behavior with a close examination of the capacity of the state's government, this second edition is a comprehensive and pointed study of the ability of the state's government to respond to the needs of a largely rural and relatively low-income population. The authors discuss public demands on state government, the shaping of the political agenda by interest groups, elections and the role of political parties, and the influence of the federal.

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: The View from Above -- 1. Not-So-Mobile Homes: The Story of a Bill -- 2. Overview: The Playing Field -- 3. Federalism: States within the State -- 4. Rules of the Road: The Constitution -- Part II: Choosing Leaders, Chasing Policy -- 5. How We Choose: Elections and Voting -- 6. Initiatives and Referenda: Government by (Some of) the People -- 7. Let's Party!: Political Parties in Washington State -- 8. Interest Groups: The Politics of Power -- Part III: State Government: Olympia and Beyond -- 9. Where It Happens: The Legislature -- 10. The Gang of Nine: The Executive Branch -- 11. All Rise: The Courts Are in Session -- 12. Turning Policy into Practice: State Agencies and What They Do -- 13. Where It Comes from and Where It Goes: The Budget and Taxes -- Part IV: In Your Neighborhood: Local Governments -- 14. County Government: Regions within the State -- 15. Cities: Police, Planning, Parks, and Potholes -- 16. Special Purpose Districts: Services Where You Live -- 17. Tribal Governments: Nations within the Nation -- 18. Jobs and Money: Economic Development -- Epilogue: The People's Business -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.