California

Posted on 2008-01-042008-01-04 by Peter Schrag

Author : Peter Schrag

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Release : 2008-01-04

ISBN-13 : 0520254058

Page : 352 pages

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Analyzes California's roller coaster ride over the past decades--going from being a model for its high level of government and public services to more lately becoming an anti-model for its dysfunctional government, deteriorating services, and sometimes regressive public policies--and the importance of forging its diverse population into a successful democracy, tackling key issues such as immigration, globalization, and politics. Reprint.

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