A California State of Mind: The Conflicted Voter in a Changing World

1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-520-23648-6
Verlag: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

Mark Baldassare, one of California's leading public opinion experts, gives an authoritative and highly informative view of the state during its recent years of prosperity and more recent economic insecurity. Based on findings of the most comprehensive public opinion survey in the state, this book examines the beliefs, concerns, and public policy preferences of Californians during the 1990s, focusing in particular on Californians' deep and ongoing distrust of government and the way this distrust has shaped the recent political climate. A California State of Mind combines an incisive analysis of long-term trends—such as population growth and changing demography—with up-to-date discussions of how the recent electricity crisis and the September 11 terrorist attacks have affected residents' distrust of government, making this book a key source for Californians as they consider the future.

A joint publication with the Public Policy Institute of California

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baldassare, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Öffentliche Meinung und Umfragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables
Foreword
Preface

1. Introduction
2. Sunny Today, Cloudy Tomorrow
3. The Tax Revolt and the Golden State

4. Schools, Schools, and Schools
5. Growth and Environmentalism

6. The Latino Century Begins
7. The Un-Party State
8. Lights Out for California?
9. Insights after a Golden Moment

References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Baldassare is Program Director in Governance, Survey Director, Senior Fellow, and Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Public Policy at the Public Policy Institute of California. He is the author of eight previous books including California in the New Millennium (California, 2000), When Government Fails: The Orange Country Bankruptcy (California, 1998), and The Los Angeles Riots: Lessons for the Urban Future (1994).