Delaware politics and government / William W. Boyer and Edward C. Ratledge.
Material type: TextSeries: Politics and governments of the American statesPublication details: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2009.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780803224728
- 0803224729
- 080321345X
- 9780803213456
- 1282130862
- 9781282130869
- 9786612130861
- 6612130865
- Delaware -- Politics and government
- Delaware -- Economic conditions
- Delaware -- History
- Delaware -- Politique et gouvernement
- Delaware -- Conditions économiques
- Delaware -- Histoire
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Civics & Citizenship
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- State
- Economic history
- Politics and government
- Delaware
- 320.4751 22
- JK3716 .B67 2009eb
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-199) and index.
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; One: Delaware in Transition; Two: Political Culture of the "First State"; Three: Delaware in the Federal System; Four: The Constitution; Five: Political Parties and Elections; Six: The Governor and Administration; Seven: The General Assembly; Eight: Courts, Judges, and Lawyers; Nine: State-Local Relations; Ten: Public Finance; Eleven: Nongovernmental Influence and Participation; Twelve: Sprawl, Pollution, and Health; Epilogue; Notes; Suggested Sources for Further Reading; Index.
This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of both the historical and the contemporary dimensions of the politics and government of the "First State." Once a sparsely populated, agrarian, and relatively insignificant polity, Delaware has become a densely and diversely populated financial and legal center often called the "corporation capital of the world." Delaware's prime location has been central to its development and transition from a goods-producing economy to a fast-growing, service-based economy. Despite its diminutive size, Delaware is, in many ways, the nation's preferred corporate.
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