Lone star tarnished : a critical look at Texas politics and public policy / Cal Jillson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jillson, Calvin C., 1949- author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning--Texas.

Political planning.

Economic policy.

Social policy.

Texas--Politics and government.

Texas.

Politics and government.

Texas--Social policy.

Texas--Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 311 pages) : illustrations, map

polychrome

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Cal Jillson is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change; Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State; Congressional Dynamics; Constitution-Making: Conflict and Consensus in the Federal Convention of 1787; and The American Dream in History, Politics, and Fiction.

Contents:

Part I: The great state of Texas?

The Texas way

Texas: the myth vs. the reality

Demographic change and its implications

Part II: The reality thus far

Jobs, income, and wealth in Texas

Public education in Texas

Higher education in Texas

Health and human services in Texas

Crime and punishment in Texas

Good roads, highways, and transportation in Texas

Energy and the environment in Texas

Part III: The coming reality

The way forward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 27, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version: Jillson, Calvin C., 1949- Lone star tarnished

ISBN:

9781003034629

1003034624

9781000090574

1000090574

Publisher Number:

40030294548

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.