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title	:	Politics and Public Policy in the Contemporary American West University of New Mexico Public Policy Series
author	:	Thomas, Clive S.
publisher	:	University of New Mexico
isbn10 | asin	:	0826312519
print isbn13	:	9780826312518
ebook isbn13	:	9780585182513
language	:	English
subject	West (U.S.)--Politics and government, State governments--West (U.S.) , Local government--West (U.S.) , Political participation--West (U.S.) , Federal government--West (U.S.)
publication date	:	1991
lcc	:	JK2687.P65 1991eb
ddc	:	320.978
subject	:	West (U.S.)--Politics and government, State governments--West (U.S.) , Local government--West (U.S.) , Political participation--West (U.S.) , Federal government--West (U.S.)

Page iii Politics and Public Policy in the Contemporary American West *** Clive S. Thomas, Editor University of New Mexico Public Policy Series Hank Jenkins-Smith, Series Editor

Page iv Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Politics and public policy in the contemporary American West / Clive S. Thomas, editor. 1st ed. p. cm. (University of New Mexico public policy series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8263-1250-0. ISBN 0-8263-1251-9 (pbk.) 1. West (U.S.)Politics and government. 2. State governmentsWest (U.S.) 3. Local governmentWest (U.S.) 4. Political participationWest (U.S.) 5. Federal governmentWest (U.S.) I. Thomas, Clive S. II. Series. JK2687.P65 1991 320.978dc20 90-15473 CIP Design by Susan Gutnik. Quotation on p. 399 is from Terry Sanford, Storm over the States 1967, McGraw-Hill and is reproduced by permission. 1991 by the University of New Mexico Press. All Rights Reserved. First edition

Page v This book is dedicated to my wife Susan Ann Burke

Page vii CONTENTS Preface xi 1 The West and Its Brand of Politics Clive S. Thomas 1 I Influences on Western Politics 2 Influences on Western Political Culture John G. Francis and Clive S. Thomas 23 3 The Economic Environment Eric B. Herzik 55 4 The Federal Government and the West Richard H. Foster 77 II Political Participation in the West 5 Political Parties, Elections and Campaigns, I: The Legal and Political Setting Robert C. Benedict and Ronald J. Hrebenar 103 6 Political Parties, Elections and Campaigns, II: Evaluation and Trends Ronald J. Hrebenar and Robert C. Benedict 131

Page viii 7 Interest Groups and Lobbying Clive S. Thomas 161 8 The Politics of Women and Ethnic Minorities F. Chris Garcia, Christine Marie Sierra and Margaret Maier Murdock 195 III State and Local Government Institutions and Public Policy in the West 9 Western State Legilslatures Paul L. Hain 231 10 Gubernatorial Raymond W. 253 11 Judicial Systems and Public Policy John H. Culver 283 12 Financing State and Local Government David R. Berman 305 13 Western Local Governments and Public Policy Cal Clark and Janet Clark 327 14 State and Local Government Institutions and Education Policy Kenneth K. Wong 355 IV Intergovernmental Relations and Public Policy in the West 15 Understanding Intergovernmental Relations in the West Robert J. Waste and Clive S. Thomas 391

Page ix 16 Land and Natural Resource Policy, I: Development and Current Status R. McGreggor Cawley and Sally K. Fairfax 417 17 Land and Natural Resource Policy, II: Key Contemporary Issues Sally K. Fairfax and R. McGreggor Cawley 435 18 Intergovernmental Relations and Western Water Policy Tim De Young 453 19 Western Governments and Environmental Policy Sheldon Kamieniecki, Matthew A. Cahn, and Eugene R. Goss 479 20 Conclusion: Continuity, Change and Future Directions in Western Politics and Public Policy Clive S. Thoma

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