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Title Readings in Arkansas politics and government / edited by Kim U. Hoffman, Janine A. Parry, Catherine C. Reese
Edition 2nd edition
Published Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2019
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Contents Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Foundations and Context in Arkansas Politics and Government; 1. The Antievolution Law: Church and State in Arkansas; 2. Low Villains and Wickedness in High Places: Race and Class in the Elaine Race Riots; 3. A Place at the Table: Hot Springs and the GI Revolt; 4. The Arkansas Electorate; 5. Arkansas: Trump is a Natural for the Natural State; Part II. Institutions and Actors in Arkansas Politics and Government; 6. "The Great Negro State of the Country"? Black Legislators in Arkansas, 1973-2000
7. Term Limits in Arkansas: Opportunities and Consequences8. Orval E. Faubus: Out of Socialism into Realism; 9. Noblesse Oblige and Practical Politics: Winthrop Rockefeller and the Civil Rights Movement; 10. The Big Three of Late Twentieth-Century Arkansas Politics: Dale Bumpers, Bill Clinton, and David Pryor; 11. The Evolution of Judicial Selection in Arkansas: External and Internal Explanations of Change and Potential Future Directions; 12. A Practitioner's Guide to Arkansas's New Judicial Article
13. The Natural State in a Time of Change: A Survey-Based Analysis of State Party Organizations in Arkansas, 1999-201314. The Arkansas State Budget Process: A Unique and Reliable Approach; Part III. Public Policy Conflicts in Arkansas Politics and Government; 15. "Dedicated People": Little Rock Central High School's Teachers during the Integration Crisis of 1957-1958; 16. Going Off the Deep End: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Desegregation of Little Rock's Public Swimming Pools; 17. A Crime Unfit to Be Named: Arkansas and Sodomy
18. Keeping Hope Alive: A Case Study of the Continuing Argument for Ratification of the ERA19. Effects of Prohibition in Arkansas Counties; 20. Implementation of the Welfare-to-Work Program in Arkansas: The Importance of Inter-AgencyCommunication; 21. Making Progress?: Education Reform in Arkansas; Notes; Contributors; Index
Summary "This second edition of the authoritative Readings in Arkansas Politics and Government brings together in one volume some of the best available scholarly research on a wide range of topics and issues of interest to students of politics and government in the Natural State. The twenty-one chapters are arranged in three sections that cover both historical and contemporary issues, ranging from the state's socioeconomic and political context to the workings of its policymaking institutions and the key policy concerns facing the recently and significantly transformed political landscape. Topics covered include racial tension and integration, social values, political corruption, the heated public education debate, and obstacles facing the state's effort to reform welfare, among others. Ideal for use in introductory and advanced undergraduate courses, the book will also appeal to lawmakers, public administrators, journalists, and those interested in how politics and government work in the state"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 27, 2020)
Subject Political science -- Arkansas
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Political science
Arkansas
Form Electronic book
Author Hoffman, Kim U., editor
Parry, Janine A., editor
Reese, Catherine, editor
ISBN 1610756827
9781610756822