State and Local Politics: Government by the People

by James MacGregor Burns

Updated to include the effects of the 1994 elections that brought Republican control to both houses of Congress, this text examines the role of state and local politics in our federal system vis a vis the national government. With their rise to power, the Republicans' agenda to give more authority to the states resulted in expanded policy making by governors and state legislatures. State and Local Government by the People, Eighth Edition, is a timely look at how state governments operate in this dynamic environment.

Genres: Politics

266 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

An award-winning author of presidential and leadership studies, James MacGregor Burns was the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his bachelor's degree from Williams College and his Ph.D. in political science from Harvard, and he also attended the London School of Economics. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he was past president of the American Political Science Association and the International Society of Political Psychology.

Reviews

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

MacGregor explains how politics function at the state and local levels in the United States. Ihe book has been used as a college political science text.