Steven P Erie: 2 books
Paradise Plundered
Fiscal Crisis and Governance Failures in San Diego
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
The early 21st century has not been kind to California's reputation for good government. But the Golden State's governance flaws reflect worrisome national trends with origins in the 1970s and 1980s. Growing voter distrust with government, a demand for services but not taxes to pay for them, a sharp...
by Steven P. Erie, John J. Kirlin, Francine F. Rabinovitz
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Originally published in 1972, this study aims to explore governmental interaction with people and publics interests and institutions in Metropolitan America. These papers discuss issues of how governance can be improved and the federal role in Metropolitanism as well as suggesting ways in which political...