A Symposium: Emergency Preparedness of State and Local Governments
Introduction
Richard Sylves, Symposium Editor
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Presidential Disaster Declaration Decisions, 1953?2003: What Influences Odds of Approval?
Richard Sylves and Zolt?n I. B?z
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Congress and Katrina: A Failure of Oversight
Jason D. Mycoff
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Federal Intervention in Local Emergency Planning: Nightmare on Main Street
Frances L. Edwards
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Emergency Planning and Potential Liabilities for State and Local Governments
William C. Nicholson
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General Interest
Partisan Change and Consequences for Lobbying: Two-Party Government Comes to the Georgia Legislature
Charles S. Bullock III and Karen L. Padgett
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Contracting and Sector Choice across Municipal Services
Richard C. Feiock, James C. Clinger, Manoj Shrestha, and Carl Dasse
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Local Political Structure, Administrative Capacity, and Revenue Policy Choice
Moon-Gi Jeong
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Legislative-Judicial Interaction: Do Court Ideologies Constrain Legislative Action?
Elizabeth A. Stiles and Lauren L. Bowen
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Research Note
Understanding State Spending on the Arts, 1976?99
Gregory B. Lewis and Michael Rushton
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General Interest
Reviews and Essays
Mexifornia: A State of Becoming
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General Interest
Exploring Boundaries in Governance: Inter?governmental Boundary Agreements
Gary D. Taylor and Ellen M. Bassett
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Taxing, Spending, and Voting: Voter Turnout Rates in Statewide Elections in Comparative Perspective
Garrick L. Percival, Mary Currin-Percival, Shaun Bowler, and Henk van der Kolk
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Linking Nonprofit Capacity to Effectiveness in the New Public Management Era: The Case of Community Action Agencies
Sheilah Watson Bishop
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Environmental Information Disclosure and Risk Reduction among the States
Troy D. Abel, Mark Stephan, and Michael E. Kraft
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Reviews and Essays
Which Federalism?
Beryl A. Radin
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