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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Illinois Major Party Platforms II, 1966-1980
Author: Illinois Politics & Government
Author: Samuel Kimball GovePublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803221208
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Since the end of World War II, the primary political regions of Illinois, Chicago and "downstate, " have lost population, wealth, and political power to a third region, the suburban collar, which has relentlessly expanded outward from Chicago. At the same time, legislative service has changed from a largely part-time "citizen" activity into a "professional, " career-oriented pursuit. Parochial perspectives of elected officials have intensified as reflected in candidates' promises to deliver their districts' "fair share" of government spending. The state legislature has become an arena in which each region battles for its own fair share, rather than an instrument for comprehensively addressing the state's problems. The authors foresee the emergence of political coalitions linking downstate and Chicago-historically at odds-in efforts to protect their "shares" and contend with the suburban collar. Illinois's political leaders face the challenge of looking beyond district interests to the broader concerns of work-force quality and statewide economic prosperity. Samuel K. Gove is Director Emeritus at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois. He is coeditor with Louis H. Masotti of After Daley: Chicago Politics in Transition. James D. Nowlan is an adjunct professor of public policy at Knox College and a Senior Fellow with the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs. He is the author of A New Game Plan for Illinois.
Inside State Government
Author: Illinois Documents List
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
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The Cumulative Book Index
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2852
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information Service
Author: Public Affairs Information ServicePublisher:
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1408
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Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin
Author: Public Affairs Information ServicePublisher:
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1496
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State Government Research Checklist
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Emerging Democratic Majority
Author: John B. JudisPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743254783
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR AND A WINNER OF THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY'S ANNUAL POLITICAL BOOK AWARD Political experts John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira convincingly use hard data -- demographic, geographic, economic, and political -- to forecast the dawn of a new progressive era. In the 1960s, Kevin Phillips, battling conventional wisdom, correctly foretold the dawn of a new conservative era. His book, The Emerging Republican Majority, became an indispensable guide for all those attempting to understand political change through the 1970s and 1980s. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, with the country in Republican hands, The Emerging Democratic Majority is the indispensable guide to this era. In five well-researched chapters and a new afterword covering the 2002 elections, Judis and Teixeira show how the most dynamic and fastest-growing areas of the country are cultivating a new wave of Democratic voters who embrace what the authors call "progressive centrism" and take umbrage at Republican demands to privatize social security, ban abortion, and cut back environmental regulations. As the GOP continues to be dominated by neoconservatives, the religious right, and corporate influence, this is an essential volume for all those discontented with their narrow agenda -- and a clarion call for a new political order.