Alaska Politics and Public Policy The Dynamics of Beliefs, Institutions, Personalities, and Power / edited by Clive S. Thomas ; with Laura C. Savatgy, Kristina Klimovich ; foreword, Victor Fischer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Klimovich, Kristina, editor.

Savatgy, Laura C., editor.

Thomas, Clive S., editor.

Fischer, Victor, 1924-2023, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power (Social sciences).

Politics and government.

Political planning.

Economic policy.

Power (Social sciences)--Alaska.

Political planning--Alaska.

Alaska.

Alaska--Economic policy.

Alaska--Politics and government--1959-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Fairbanks, Alaska : 2016. University of Alaska Press,

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Politics in Alaska have changed significantly since the last major book on the subject was published more than twenty years ago, with the rise and fall of Sarah Palin and the rise and fall of oil prices being but two of the many developments to alter the political landscape.This book, the most comprehensive on the subject to date, focuses on the question of how beliefs, institutions, personalities, and power interact to shape Alaska politics and public policy. Drawing on these interactions, the contributors explain how and why certain issues get dealt with successfully and others unsuccessfully, and why some issues are taken up quickly while others are not addressed at all. This comprehensive guide to the political climate of Alaska will be essential to anyone studying the politics of America's largest-and in some ways most unusual-state.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Extended Chapter Contents

List of Maps, Tables, Figures, and Boxes

Foreword / Victor Fischer

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I. Alaska Politics and Public Policy: An Introduction

About Part I

Chapter 1: Understanding Alaska and Its Political Environment / Clive S. Thomas and Laura C. Savatgy

Chapter 2: The Fundamentals of Alaska Politics: Influences, Characteristics, Issues, and Power / Clive S. Thomas and Mary Sattler

Chapter 3: Making Public Policy in Alaska: An Overview of the Process and Its Political Dynamics / Fran Ulmer and Clive S. Thomas

Part II. Major Influences Shaping Alaska's Politics and Its Policy Environment

About Part II

Chapter 4: Alaska's Constitution: Shaping the Foundations and Development of Politics, Government, and Public Policy / Gordon S. Harrison with Clive S. Thomas

Chapter 5: Alaska's Political Culture: The Confluence of Individualism, Dependence, and Pragmatism / John P. McIver and Clive S. Thomas

Chapter 6: Alaska's Political Economy: Structure and Power Dynamics / Britteny A. Cioni-Haywood

Chapter 7: Alaska's Political Economy: Outside Forces, Economic Viability, and Public Policy Options / Gunnar Knapp

Chapter 8: Alaska's State Revenues: Economic Reality Colliding with Political Pressures / Jason Turo, M. Wayne Marr, and Clive S. Thomas

Chapter 9: Alaska Natives and the State's Political Economy: Changing Power Relationships / Thomas F. Thornton and Emil Notti with Mary Sattler and George Owletuck

Chapter 10: Federal Influences and Intergovernmental Relations: Constraints, Conflicts, and Benefits / Clive S. Thomas and Michael L. Boyer

Chapter 11: Alaska and the World: The Achievements, Potential, and Limits of Public Policy and Private Initiatives / Douglas K. Barry.

Chapter 12: The Role and Operation of Government in Alaska: Myths, Practicalities, and the Owner State / Clive S. Thomas with Anthony T. Nakazawa

Part III. Developing and Implementing Public Policy: The Interaction of Beliefs, Institutions, Personalities, and Power

About Part III

Chapter 13: The Role of Political Parties: Weak Organizations, Strong Caucuses, Intermittent Bipartisanship / Laura C. Savatgy and Clive S. Thomas

Chapter 14: Campaigns and Elections: The Interaction of Weak Partisanship, Ideology, Personality, and Pragmatism / Carl E. Shepro, Kristina Klimovich, and Clive S. Thomas

Chapter 15: Interest Groups, Lobbying, and Lobbyists, and Their Effects on Democracy in Alaska / Clive S. Thomas and Kristina Klimovich

Chapter 16: The Legislature, the Governor, and the Bureaucracy: Conflict, Cooperation, Personalities, and Power / Clive S. Thomas and Dave Donaldson

Chapter 17: The State Courts and Alaska Politics: Independence, Public Accountability, and Political Influence / Michael L. Boyer

Chapter 18: Alaska's Local Government System, Public Policies, and State-Local Power Dynamics / Kevin C. Ritchie

Chapter 19: Understanding Alaska's State Budget: The Process and Its Political Dynamics / Alison Elgee

Chapter 20: The Media and Public Opinion in Alaska: How Influential? / Mike Doogan, Laura C. Savatgy, and Clive S. Thomas

Part IV. Issues and Policies Generated by the Political Economy of the Owner State

About Part IV

Chapter 21: Natural Resources and the Owner State: Economic and Political Realities and Policy Dynamics / Anthony T. Nakazawa, Robert F. Gorman, George Goldman, and Clive S. Thomas

Chapter 22: The Politics of Alaska's Environment: Reconciling Conflicts / Ronald G. Clarke with Clive S. Thomas.

Chapter 23: Fisheries Politics and Policy Making: The Move from General to Restricted Access / Robert W. King

Chapter 24: Oil and Gas Issues and Policies: The Risks and Rewards of Being an Energy-Producing State / Douglas B. Reynolds

Chapter 25: The Alaska Permanent Fund and the Permanent Fund Dividend: The Owner State's Experiment in Managing Petroleum Wealth / Scott Goldsmith

Part V. Issues and Policies Regarding State Services Delivery

About Part V

Chapter 26: Education-K-12 and the University: Meeting the Needs of all Alaska Students? / Diane B. Hirshberg, Bernice M. Joseph, Alexandra Hill, and Clive S. Thomas

Chapter 27: Social Services and Corrections: Intergovernmental, Public and Private Policy Making, and Power Dynamics / Patrick M. Cunningham

Chapter 28: Transportation and Infrastructure: The Influence of Local and Special Interests in an Intergovernmental Policy-Making Environment / Billy G. Connor, Anthony T. Nakazawa, and Clive S. Thomas

Part VI. Politics, Issues, Policies, and Political Power in Alaska: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives

About Part VI

Chapter 29: Assessing the Past and Present Performance of Alaska's Political and Governmental System / Clive S. Thomas and Laura C. Savatgy

Chapter 30: Choices and Prospects for Reform: A New Era or More of the Same? / Clive S. Thomas and Anthony T. Nakazawa

Glossary of Terms, Concepts, and Acronyms

Further Reading and Research Resources

About the Editor and the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781602232907

1602232903

OCLC:

1047532972