LEADER 03151nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910459456803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-66079-9 010 $a9786612660795 010 $a0-520-94708-8 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520947085 035 $a(CKB)2670000000036032 035 $a(EBL)566755 035 $a(OCoLC)655854532 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000413421 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11299770 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413421 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10381706 035 $a(PQKB)10692541 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC566755 035 $a(DE-B1597)519181 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520947085 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL566755 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10402694 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL266079 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000036032 100 $a20100201d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCalifornia crackup$b[electronic resource] $ehow reform broke the Golden State and how we can fix it /$fJoe Mathews and Mark Paul 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-26852-0 311 $a0-520-26656-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index. 327 $aOut 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. 330 $aIs 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. 606 $aConstitutional history$zCalifornia 606 $aDirect democracy$zCalifornia 607 $aCalifornia$xPolitics and government 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConstitutional history 615 0$aDirect democracy 676 $a320.9794 700 $aMathews$b Joe$f1973-$01042901 701 $aPaul$b Mark$f1948-$01042902 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459456803321 996 $aCalifornia crackup$92467524 997 $aUNINA