West Virginia politics and government / Richard A. Richard A. Brisbin, John C. Kilwein, and L. Christopher Plein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brisbin, Richard A., author.

Kilwein, John C., author.

Plein, L. Christopher, author.

Series:

Politics and Governments of the American States Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

West Virginia--Politics and government.

West Virginia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Combining new empirical information about political behavior with a close examination of the capacity of the state's government, this third edition of West Virginia Politics and Government offers a comprehensive and pointed study of the ability of the state's government to respond to the needs of a largely rural and relatively low-income population"-- Provided by publisher.

"This third edition of West Virginia Politics and Government offers a recent study of the changing dynamics of politics in the Mountain State. Since the publication of the second edition, West Virginia has gone from marginally blue to definitely red in both state and national elections: once a Democratic Party bastion, in the 2016 election Donald Trump carried West Virginia with one of the widest margins among the states. Economically West Virginia is also undergoing significant change as it moves toward a post-coal economy and an uncertain path of future development. The state's rural nature highlights some of the challenges involved in providing government services, promoting community development, fostering access to health care, and delivering public services in places that have seen population decline and economic distress. Combining new empirical information about political behavior with a close examination of the capacity of the state's government, this edition is a comprehensive and pointed study of the state's ability to respond to the needs of a largely rural and relatively low-income population"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover Page

Politics and Governments of the American States

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Mountain State Politics

Part one: The Construction of the Political Agenda

Chapter One: Political Controversies in West Virginia

Chapter Two: Sources of the Political Agenda: The Influence of Political Culture

Chapter Three: The Public and the Political Agenda: Legitimacy and Participation

Chapter Four: Political Parties, Elections, and the Political Agenda

Chapter Five: Organized Interests and the Political Agenda

Chapter Six: Intergovernmental Relations and the Political Agenda

Part two: Political Institutions

Chapter Seven: Constitutional Politics

Chapter Eight: The Legislature

Chapter Nine: The Governor and Executive Officers

Chapter Ten: The Administration of State Policies

Chapter Eleven: Public Finance and the Budget Process

Chapter Twelve: The Judiciary

Chapter Thirteen: Local Government

Chapter Fourteen: West Virginia's Political Future

Suggestions for Further Reading

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Brisbin, Richard A., Jr. West Virginia Politics and Government

ISBN:

9781496239853

OCLC:

1445793909