Cal Jillson

Lone Star Tarnished

A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Lone Star Tarnished approaches public policy in the nation's most populous "red state" from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 4th edition
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780367472801
• ISBN-10: 0367472805
• Artikelnr.: 69938902

Autorenporträt

Cal Jillson is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change; Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State; Congressional Dynamics; Constitution-Making: Conflict and Consensus in the Federal Convention of 1787; and The American Dream in History, Politics, and Fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I The Great State of Texas? 1 The Texas Way 2 Texas: The Myth vs. the
Reality 3 Demographic Change and Its Implications PART II The Reality Thus
Far 4 Jobs, Income, and Wealth in Texas 5 Public Education in Texas 6
Higher Education in Texas 7 Health and Human Services in Texas 8 Crime and
Punishment in Texas 9 Good Roads, Highways, and Transportation in Texas 10
Energy and the Environment in Texas PART III The Coming Reality 11 The Way
Forward