Engines of Democracy: Politics and Policymaking in State Legislatures

by Alan Rosenthal

Book Overview

State legislators have often been in the shadow of their national counterparts, but they drive the processes of democracy.

Rosenthal brings together a lifetime of research and experience on state legislative politics into one eminently readable volume--a dynamic, inside view of the people involved, the politics that prevail, and the interest groups and lobbyists who advocate their causes. Building on earlier work with new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872894592
• ISBN13: 9780872894594
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"