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  • CALIFORNIA’S RECALL ELECTION OF GAVIN NEWSOM
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    CALIFORNIA’S RECALL ELECTION OF GAVIN NEWSOM
    LARRY N. GERSTON / MARY CURRIN-PERCIVAL / GARRICK L. PERCIVAL
    California went through a political earthquake of sorts when the state recalled Governor Gray Davis in 2003. In 2021, the state faced another political turning point with the threatened recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. Less than two years after Newsom’s overwhelming election victory, more than two million Californians signed on to the recall effort, hoping to expel him from off...

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  • PUBLIC POLICYMAKING IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
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    PUBLIC POLICYMAKING IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
    LARRY N. GERSTON
    While some people profess a disdain for politics, in a democracy politics is the primary vehicle for citizens to influence the decisions and decision makers that shape public policy at every level. This widely acclaimed book provides a clear and concise overview of public policymaking, designed to equip citizens to participate more effectively in the policymaking process. It ge...

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  • RECALL!
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    RECALL!
    LARRY N. GERSTON / TERRY CHRISTENSEN
    In politics, as in so many other areas, California is unique. The state's economy - the largest in the nation, and sixth largest in the world - is given to dramatic swings. Its legislative system is often defined by gridlock on matters large and small. The use of the initiative, one of the tools of "direct democracy", has become commonplace. Over the years, California has had m...

    $1,420.00

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  • NOT SO GOLDEN AFTER ALL
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    NOT SO GOLDEN AFTER ALL
    LARRY N. GERSTON
    Quality public education, modern highway systems, and reasonably priced housing—these are just some of the qualities that once made California one of the most desirable places to live. Just a few decades later, the state finds itself with an education system that is failing its citizens, one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, and a quickly evaporating dream of hom...

    $1,800.00

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  • RECALL!
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    RECALL!
    LARRY N. GERSTON / TERRY CHRISTENSEN
    In politics, as in so many other areas, California is unique. The state's economy - the largest in the nation, and sixth largest in the world - is given to dramatic swings. Its legislative system is often defined by gridlock on matters large and small. The use of the initiative, one of the tools of "direct democracy", has become commonplace. Over the years, California has had m...

    $4,700.00

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  • AMERICAN FEDERALISM: A CONCISE INTRODUCTION
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    AMERICAN FEDERALISM: A CONCISE INTRODUCTION
    LARRY N. GERSTON
    Understanding federalism - the form of political organization that unites separate polities within an overarching political system so that all maintain their political integrity - is central to the study of democratic government in the United States. Yet, many political scientists treat federalism as a set of abstract principles or a maze of budgetary transfers with little conn...

    $1,560.00

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  • PUBLIC POLICY MAKING
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    PUBLIC POLICY MAKING
    LARRY N. GERSTON
    This brief text identifies the issues, resources, actors, and institutions involved in public policy making and traces the dynamics of the policymaking process, including the triggering of issue awareness, the emergence of an issue on the public agenda, the formation of a policy commitment, and the implementation process that translates policy into practice. Throughout the text...

    $1,600.00

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  • REVIVING CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
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    REVIVING CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
    LARRY N. GERSTON
    Whereas our nation was once united in purpose, today it is bitterly divided. Why? Racial discrimination, diminishing educational opportunities, poor economic mobility, greedy corporations, and an unresponsive federal government have combined to create two Americas. Presented in Gerston‘s characteristic, no-holds-barred style of wit and candor, Revi ...

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  • THE COSTCO EXPERIENCE
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    THE COSTCO EXPERIENCE
    LARRY N. GERSTON
    Ever wonder what it is really like to be a kid in a candy store? Go to a nearby Costco and you will find out. The Costco Experience Revised and Updated Edition: An Unofficial Survivor?s Guide?takes you to, in, through, and out of this amazing center of shopping frenzy. The book provides keen insight, valuable shortcuts, and common sense thinking on how to make warehouse shoppin...

    $119.00

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