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Bundle: Smith: Governing States and Localities: The Essentials (Paperback) + Smith: State and Local Government (Paperback)

Kevin B Smith

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The Ideology of Education: The Commonwealth, the Market, and America’s Schools

Kevin B. Smith

Explores the ideological underpinnings of school choice and other market-based education reforms.

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State and Local Government

This all-new collection of compelling readings from respected sources such as Governing, State Legislatures, Stateline.org, and State and Local Government Review hits all the crucial marks for your state and…

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Predisposed

John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford

This thoughtfully-updated revision of a classic text sheds new light on the potential sociological and biological differences that result in deep, seemingly unbridgeable political divisions.

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Predisposed

John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford

This thoughtfully-updated revision of a classic text sheds new light on the potential sociological and biological differences that result in deep, seemingly unbridgeable political divisions.

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The Iron Man: The Life and Times of Congressman Glenn R. Davis

Kevin B. Smith

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Combat Martial Sciences

Kevin B Smith (Big Inc)

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The Biology of Political Behavior

This fascinating issue of The ANNALS draws on the recent advancements in biological insights and applies them to political science. Pulling from a range of topics - including the role…

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Analyzing American Democracy: Politics and Political Science

Jon R. Bond,Kevin B. Smith

This is an introductory American politics text covering the constitutional framework of American government, political behavior and informal institutions, the formal institutions of American government, and a concluding chapter on…

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The Case Against School Choice: Politics, Markets and Fools

Kevin B. Smith,Kenneth J. Meier

This discussion of public school choice considers school choice at all levels. It argues that choice programmes: promote inequity rather than improved quality; are expensive; require a large bureaucracy to…

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The Case Against School Choice: Politics, Markets and Fools

Kevin B. Smith,Kenneth J. Meier

This discussion of public school choice considers school choice at all levels. It argues that choice programmes: promote inequity rather than improved quality; are expensive; require a large bureaucracy to…

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Governing States and Localities: The Essentials

Kevin B. Smith,Alan H. Greenblatt

Trusted and proven text employs a comparative approach to show how the geography, history, political culture, institutional structures, economic underpinnings, and demographics of states and localities both clash and converge.

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Governing States and Localities

Kevin B. Smith, Alan H. Greenblatt

Governing States and Localities, Ninth Edition introduces readers to the most recent challenges, developments, and political changes impacting state and local politics. Employing a comparative approach, bestselling authors Kevin B…

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Governing States and Localities

Kevin B. Smith, Alan H. Greenblatt

Governing States and Localities, Ninth Edition introduces readers to the most recent challenges, developments, and political changes impacting state and local politics. Employing a comparative approach, bestselling authors Kevin B…

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Governing States and Localities Electronic Version: The Essentials

Kevin B. Smith,Alan H. Greenblatt

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Governing States and Localities Resource Center

Kevin B. Smith,Alan H. Greenblatt

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The Public Policy Theory Primer

Kevin B. Smith,Christopher W. Larimer

Provides a consistent and coherent framework for uniting the field of public policy. The authors offer a comprehensive overview of the core questions and concepts, major theoretical frameworks, primary methodological…

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Analyzing American Democracy: Politics and Political Science

Jon R. Bond,Kevin B. Smith,Lydia Andrade

This text teaches students to think analytically by presenting current political science theories and research in answering the engaging, big questions facing American politics today

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The Public Policy Theory Primer

Kevin B. Smith,Christopher W. Larimer

A comprehensive and cohesive overview of the core questions, major theoretical frameworks and key debates in the field of policy studies.

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Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences

John R. Hibbing,Kevin B. Smith,John R. Alford

Buried in many people and operating largely outside the realm of conscious thought are forces inclining us toward liberal or conservative political convictions. Our biology predisposes us to see and…

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Public Administration: Power and Politics in the Fourth Branch of Government

Kevin B Smith (Big Inc),Michael J Licari (University of Northern Iowa)

Public Administration: Power and Politics in the Fourth Branch of Government presents public administration through the lens of politics and the policy-making power of the bureaucracy. By showing how the…

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The Public Administration Theory Primer

H. George Frederickson,Kevin B. Smith,Christopher W. Larimer,Michael J. Licari

This book explores how the science and art of public administration is definable, describable, replicable, and cumulative. The authors survey a broad range of theories and analytical approaches and consider…

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The Public Administration Theory Primer

H. George Frederickson,Kevin B. Smith,Christopher W. Larimer,Michael J. Licari

A comprehensive guide to the key theories in contemporary public administration, from rational choice to postmodern approaches.

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