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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.

"In the twenty-first century, as many candidates actively campaign against the very government they seek to serve in, and as many people appear to believe their government irreparably broken, T. M. Sell argues that in Washington State, the system works better than most realize. In Washington State Politics and Government Sell explains how the many parts of government function and introduces readers to a diverse array of individuals who work in government, including how they got there and what it is they're trying to do. Sell covers the three branches of state government, plus county, city, special purpose district, and tribal governments. He explains the state budgets and taxes; the functions of major and better-known state agencies; how policy is made; the political landscape of Washington; and parties, voting, and elections. Sell discusses economic development, including the importance of high-tech industry, aviation, Amazon.com, and more traditional parts of the state economy, such as timber and agriculture. He also provides a contemporary look at Washington's elected officials, constitution, judiciary, media, demographics, and political culture and landscape. With this volume, any Washington citizen, student of politics, or specialist in government can gain insight into the state's current political system"--

"How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people-as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn't easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort-by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others-helps to explain the enduring power of faith"--

This book explores the institutionalization process with regard to the Parliament in Bangladesh, and seeks to identify the main constrains that hinder the Parliament from serving as the uppermost representative body for all segments of society. This book sheds valuable new light on key reform initiatives carried out by donor communities in collaboration with the Bangladesh Parliament between the years 1991 and 2015 by presenting an extensive selection of donor proposals to make the Parliament a more potent political institution. Presenting a comparative picture of the pre- and post-reform Bangladesh Parliament, the book will be of immense value to all scholars interested in democratic governance, administrative reforms, policy studies and the role of parliament as a watchdog ensuring accountability, transparency and national integrity.--

Inequality is widely regarded as morally objectionable: T. M. Scanlon investigates why it matters to us. He considers the nature and importance of equality of opportunity, whether the pursuit of greater equality involves objectionable interference with individual liberty, and whether the rich can be said to deserve their greater rewards.

Psychological anthropologist Luhrmann offers an extended case study examining how believers come to have faith in an active, present God despite secular pressures in contemporary America. Drawing on extensive interviews and personal experience among Vineyard Movement members, Luhrmann focuses on the use of prayer among charismatic evangelical Christians. Her work combines personal narratives and excerpts from bestselling evangelical how-to guides with theories and data from psychology

section 1. Understanding local governance -- section 2. Decentralisation and development -- section 3. People's participation in local governance -- section 4. Local governance at work : dynamics and challenges -- section 5. The emerging paradigm of local governance