State and Local Government

Equipping students with the knowledge and tools to thoughtfully develop their own positions on divisive issues, Bowman/Kearney/Scavo's "State and Local Government," 12th Edition, delivers comprehensive coverage of institutions, political behavior and policymaking at the state and local level. This bestselling text's theme of increased capacity and responsiveness of state and local government sparks students' excitement about politics at the grassroots level and is pro public service. Completely up-to-date, the new edition includes expansive coverage of the Trump Administration’s efforts to remake federal-state-local interactions, new insight on how local governments are attempting to deal with global climate change and other recent challenges such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.