New Jersey Politics and Government : : The Suburbs Come of Age / / Barbara G. Salmore, Stephen A. Salmore.
As the United States moves toward becoming a nation of suburbs, New Jersey is a place more Americans should get to know. The challenges it has overcome and those it continues to face provide lessons that will help states across the country address the struggles of providing quality education, protec...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2008] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rivergate Regionals Collection
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (464 p.) :; 13 tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Prologue
- 2. Foundations: New Jersey, 1600-1900
- 3. "The Statesman and the Boss"
- 4. Contemporary Political Patterns
- 5. Voters, Elections, and Parties
- 6. The Representation of Interests
- 7. The Constitution
- 8. The Governor
- 9. The Legislature
- 10. The State Bureaucracy
- 11. The Courts
- 12. Government and Politics in Localities
- 13. New Jersey in the Federal System
- 14. The Politics of Taxing and Spending
- 15. The Politics of Education
- 16. Quality of Life Issues
- 17. Epilogue
- Notes
- Index