American State and Local Politics

States and localities transformed, Ronald E. Weber and Paul Brace; federalism and subnational governance, Robert M. Stein; governors - their heritage and future, Nelson C. Dometrius; the institutional legislature and the rise of the anti-politics era, Paul Brace and Daniel S. Ward; statehouse bureaucracy - institutional, consistency in a changing environment, Charles Barrilleaux; state judicial politics - rules, structures, and the political game, Melinda Gann Hall; the embattled mayors and local executives, James H, Svara; the resurgent city councils, Susan MacManus. (Part contents)