Paradise Plundered: Fiscal Crisis and Governance Failures in San Diego

by Vladimir Kogan, Steven Erie, Scott MacKenzie

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The early 21st century has not been kind to California's reputation for good government. But the Golden State's governance flaws reflect worrisome national trends with origins in the 1970s and 1980s. Growing voter distrust with government, a demand for services but not taxes to pay for them, a sharp decline in enlightened leadership and effective civic watchdogs, and dysfunctional political institutions have all contributed to the current governance...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0804756031

ISBN13:9780804756037

Release Date:August 2011

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 9.0" x 6.0"

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History Local Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Regional Planning

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