State and local government : politics and public policies - Saffell, David C., 1941- (New York : McGraw-Hill, 1993)
1. The Setting of State and Local Government -- 2. States and Cities in the Federal System -- 3. Political Parties and Interest Groups -- 4. Political Participation and Elections -- 5. Legislatures in the States -- 6. Governors, Mayors, and Bureaucrats -- 7. Courts, Police, and Corrections -- 8. Financing State and Local Government -- 9. State Policymaking: Conflict and Accommodation -- 10. Metropolitan Growth and the Environment.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: State governments -- United States; Local government