West Virginia Politics and Government
University of Nebraska Press (Verlag)
978-1-4962-2730-0 (ISBN)
This third edition of West Virginia Politics and Government offers a recent study of the changing dynamics of politics in the Mountain State. Since the publication of the second edition, West Virginia has gone from marginally blue to definitely red in both state and national elections: once a Democratic Party bastion, in the 2016 election Donald Trump carried West Virginia with one of the widest margins among the states he won. Economically West Virginia is also undergoing significant change as it moves toward a post-coal economy and an uncertain path of future development.
The state’s rural nature highlights some of the challenges involved in providing government services, promoting community development, fostering access to health care, and delivering public services in places that have seen population decline and economic distress. Combining new empirical information about political behavior with a close examination of the capacity of the state’s government, this edition is a comprehensive and pointed study of the state’s ability to respond to the needs of a largely rural and relatively low-income population.
Richard A. Brisbin Jr. is professor emeritus of political science at West Virginia University. John C. Kilwein is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at West Virginia University. L. Christopher Plein is the Eberly Family Professor for Outstanding Public Service Emeritus at West Virginia University.
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Part One: The Construction of the Political Agenda
Chapter One: Mountain State Politics
Chapter Two: Political Controversies in West Virginia
Chapter Three: Sources of the Political Agenda: The Influence of Political Culture
Chapter Four: The Public and the Political Agenda: Legitimacy and Participation
Chapter Five: Political Parties, Elections, and the Political Agenda
Chapter Six: Organized Interests and the Political Agenda
Chapter Seven: Intergovernmental Relations and the Political Agenda
Part Two: Political Institutions
Chapter Eight: Constitutional Politics
Chapter Nine: The Legislature
Chapter Ten: The Governor and Executive Officers
Chapter Eleven: The Administration of State Policies
Chapter Twelve: Public Finance and the Budget Process
Chapter Thirteen: The Judiciary
Chapter Fourteen: Local Government
Chapter Fifteen: West Virginia’s Political Future
Suggestions for Further Reading
Notes
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.07.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Politics and Governments of the American States |
| Zusatzinfo | 1 map, 8 tables, 1 chart, index |
| Verlagsort | Lincoln |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4962-2730-1 / 1496227301 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4962-2730-0 / 9781496227300 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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