California crackup [[electronic resource] ] : how reform broke the Golden State and how we can fix it / / Joe Mathews and Mark Paul
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Mathews Joe <1973->
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California crackup [[electronic resource] ] : how reform broke the Golden State and how we can fix it / / Joe Mathews and Mark Paul
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.9794 |
| Soggetto topico: | Constitutional history - California |
| Direct democracy - California | |
| Soggetto geografico: | California Politics and government |
| Soggetto non controllato: | america |
| 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 | |
| Altri autori: |
PaulMark <1948->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | California crackup |
| ISBN: | 1-282-66079-9 |
| 9786612660795 | |
| 0-520-94708-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910824298703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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