03232nam 2200697 a 450 991110102080332120251117005631.09786612660795978128266079312826607999780520947085052094708810.1525/9780520947085(CKB)2670000000036032(EBL)566755(OCoLC)655854532(SSID)ssj0000413421(PQKBManifestationID)11299770(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413421(PQKBWorkID)10381706(PQKB)10692541(DE-B1597)519181(DE-B1597)9780520947085(Au-PeEL)EBL566755(CaPaEBR)ebr10402694(CaONFJC)MIL266079(Perlego)552332(MiAaPQ)EBC566755(EXLCZ)99267000000003603220100201d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCalifornia crackup 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.9780520268524 0520268520 9780520266568 0520266560 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 governmentConstitutional historyDirect democracy320.9794Mathews Joe1973-1945833Paul Mark1948-1945834MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911101020803321California crackup4700807UNINA04018nam 2200781Ia 450 991114552010332120251117053940.01-134-05387-81-282-08437-297866120843790-203-88170-2978020388170510.4324/9780203881705 (CKB)1000000000746852(EBL)425299(OCoLC)476265854(SSID)ssj0000121353(PQKBManifestationID)11141719(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121353(PQKBWorkID)10092869(PQKB)10459752(MiAaPQ)EBC425299991000000000746852(Au-PeEL)EBL425299(CaPaEBR)ebr10296867(CaONFJC)MIL208437(OCoLC)351812127(FlBoTFG)9780203881705(EXLCZ)99100000000074685220080819d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChina, Xinjiang and Central Asia history, transition and crossborder interaction into the 21st century /edited by Colin Mackerras and Michael Clarke1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20091 online resource (209 p.)Routledge contemporary China series ;38Description based upon print version of record.0-415-67333-X 0-415-45317-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and maps; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 China, Xinjiang and Central Asia: 'Glocality' in the year 2008; 2 The 'centrality' of Central Asia in world history, 1700-2008: From pivot to periphery and back again?; 3 Positioning Xinjiang in Eurasian and Chinese history: Differing visions of the 'Silk Road'; 4 'Failed States' on the 'Perilous Frontier': Historical bases of state formation in Afghanistan and Central Asia; 5 Xinjiang and Central Asia: Interdependency - not integration6 Uyghurs in the Central Asian Republics: Past and present7 Xinjiang and Central Asia since 1990: Views from Beijing and Washington and Sino-American relations; 8 Central Asia's domestic stability in offcial Russian security thinking under Yeltsin and Putin: From hegemony to multilateral pragmatism; 9 'Glocality', 'Silk Roads' and new and little 'great games' in Xinjiang and Central Asia; IndexCentral Asia and Xinjiang - the far north-western province of China - are of increasing international importance. The United States, having established military bases in Central Asia after September 2001, has now become a force in what was previously predominantly a Russian sphere of influence; whilst China, Russia and Iran all continue to exert strong influence. These external, international influences have had a significant impact on local politics, with the overthrow of a long-standing regime in Kyrgyzstan, continued unrest and opposition to the current regime in Uzbekistan and the intenRoutledge contemporary China series ;38.Uighur (Turkic people)Asia, CentralUighur (Turkic people)ChinaXinjiang Uygur ZizhiquXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)RelationsAsia, CentralAsia, CentralRelationsChinaXinjiang Uygur ZizhiquAsia, CentralHistoryChinaPolitics and government1976-2002Uighur (Turkic people)Uighur (Turkic people)851.6900Mackerras Colin256972Clarke Michael98883MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQTaylor & FrancisBOOK9911145520103321China, Xinjiang and Central Asia4849896UNINA