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Texas at the crossroads : people, politics, and policy / edited by Anthony Champagne and Edward J. Harpham.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political participation--Texas.
- Political participation.
- Social policy.
- Economic policy.
- Texas--Politics and government--1951-.
- Texas.
- Politics and government.
- Texas--Economic policy.
- Texas--Social policy.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 1987.
- Summary:
- The Lone Star State finds itself in the midst of a great transition. No longer the rustic frontier state of myth and legend, Texas is a complex, highly urbanized society that is rapidly replacing old dreams with new ones. Faced with increasing demands on state services and with unreliable revenues tied to an unsteady oil industry, Texas must make hard decisions for its future.
- Contents:
- Part I The Setting
- 1 The Demography of a Sunbelt State / Ronald Briggs 15
- 2 Advanced Industrial Development / Donald A. Hicks 42
- 3 The Electorate is Texas / Glenn A. Robinson 68
- Part II The Issues
- 4 Water for Texas / Joe G. Moore, Jr. 111
- 5 Energy Policy / Martin T. Katzman, Patricia J. Osborn 129
- 6 Assessing Educational Reform / David Plank 154
- 7 Funding Higher Education / Lawrence J. Redlinger, Margaret Barton, Philip DiSalvio 174
- 8 Highway Policy / Glenn A. Robinson 203
- 9 Crime and Correction / Harry Mika, Lawrence J. Redlinger 230
- 10 Welfare Reform in Perspective / Edward J. Harpham 262.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- ISBN:
- 0890963177
- OCLC:
- 15548960
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