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THIS ARTICLE ARGUES THAT STYLE ISSUES HAVE A RATIONAL IMPACT ON VOTER THINKING AND THAT THEY WERE SIGNIFICANT IN THE 1972 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. EVIDENCE OF STYLE ISSUE SALIENCE IS EXAMINED; VOTER PERCEPTION IS EXAMINED; AND A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STYLE ISSUES AND VOTE CHOICE IS ANALYZED.

Governance and the bureaucracy problem -- Democracy and political control of the bureaucracy -- Structural barriers to political control -- Political control versus bureaucratic values : representative bureaucracy and Latino representation -- Inside the bureaucracy : principals, agents, and bureaucratic strategy -- Democracy, bureaucracy, and modern governance.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- 1. Politics and Morality Policies: A Theory -- 2. The Policy History of Government Antidrug Efforts: Or, "It's Déjà Vu All Over Again" -- 3. Reefer Madness: A Quantitative Historical Analysis of Drug Enforcement Policy -- 4. The State Politics of Drug Abuse -- 5. A Historical Review of Public Policies Regarding Alcohol -- 6. One for the Road: A Quantitative Historical Analysis of U.S. Alcohol Policies -- 7. Dealing with the Devil: State Regulation of Alcohol

This article proposes that two major trends – the failure of political institutions and the globalization of minority rights – present major challenges for public administration. These changes mean that public administrators must now perform roles that were previously the realm of elected officials in relation to the broader public. Specific concerns related to the public's ability to evaluate programs and the enhanced role and limits on representative bureaucracy are discussed.

ObjectiveThis study argues that country music can be viewed in terms of identity politics that seeks to define an American identity.MethodsA textual analysis of country music songs is used to illustrate the various components of this American identity associated with the U.S. South and West.ResultsSix key dimensions of the country music American identity are identified‐–the goodness of the common man, family values, patriotism, race, religion, and nostalgia. Dissenting views on several themes are also illustrated.ConclusionU.S. country music can be viewed as the symbolic politics version of redistributive politics that defines values to be accepted and cherished as well as values to be denigrated and shunned.