Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1 The Last Place; 2 Regional Diversity; 3 Political Culture and History; 4 Voter Participation and Parties; 5 The Prominent Role of Interest Groups; 6 The Idaho Constitution; 7 Legislative Process and Poltics; 8 The Courts; 9 Governor and Executive; 10 Local Government; 11 State-Local Relations; 12 Federalism in Idaho; 13 The Politics of Taxing and Spending; 14 Contemporary Public Policy Issues; Epilogue; Bibliographical Essay; Bibliography; Appendices; The authors; Index
Summary
Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton PressIdaho is a state with many varied interests vying for political control. Whether it be in the politically liberal north, the staunchly conservative southeast or the rapidly changing southwest of the state, the social and political factors that determine who gains power in the Gem state often flies in the face of logic and makes for an interesting study in contrasts
