03998nam 2200961 a 450 991082429870332120230725024634.01-282-66079-997866126607950-520-94708-810.1525/9780520947085(CKB)2670000000036032(EBL)566755(OCoLC)655854532(SSID)ssj0000413421(PQKBManifestationID)11299770(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413421(PQKBWorkID)10381706(PQKB)10692541(MiAaPQ)EBC566755(DE-B1597)519181(DE-B1597)9780520947085(Au-PeEL)EBL566755(CaPaEBR)ebr10402694(CaONFJC)MIL266079(EXLCZ)99267000000003603220100201d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCalifornia crackup[electronic resource] how reform broke the Golden State and how we can fix it /Joe Mathews and Mark PaulBerkeley University of California Pressc20101 online resource (237 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26852-0 0-520-26656-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index.Out of luck -- Building and breaking California -- Crisis without exit -- History and the constitution -- Empowering and shackling Sacramento -- From teachers to janitors : direct democracy demotes the legislature -- The California fix -- Budgeting without shackles -- The architecture of political frustration -- Remaking elections and the legislature -- Government from the bottom up -- A more direct democracy -- Good rules to match its mountains.Is California beyond repair? A sizable number of Golden State citizens have concluded that it is. Incessant budget crises plus a government paralyzed by partisan gridlock have led to demands for reform, even a constitutional convention. But what, exactly, is wrong and how can we fix it? In California Crackup, Joe Mathews and Mark Paul provide clear and informed answers. Their fast-paced and often humorous narrative deftly exposes the constitutional origins of our current political and economic problems and furnishes a uniquely California fix: innovative solutions that allow Californians to debate their choices, settle on the best ones, hold elected officials accountable for results, and choose anew if something doesn't work.Constitutional historyCaliforniaDirect democracyCaliforniaCaliforniaPolitics and governmentamerica.budget crises.california citizens.california.constitutional convention.constitutional origins.contemporary issues.economic issues.economic problems.elected officials.golden state.governance.humorous.nonfiction.open debate.partisan government.political economy.political issues.political reform.political science.political theory.politics.reform.sociological cultural.state politics.thought provoking.united states.Constitutional historyDirect democracy320.9794Mathews Joe1973-1650998Paul Mark1948-1650999MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824298703321California crackup4000678UNINA