Weber, Ronald E. : University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ronald E. Weber is Wilder Crane Professor of Government in the Department of Political Science, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, former coeditor of the Journal of Politics, and a past president of the Southern Political
Science Association. His research interests include representation, legislative systems, and state and local politics
and policymaking. He is coauthor (with Eric M. Uslaner) of Patterns of Decision-Making in State Legislatures and
editor of Wisconsin Government and Politics, 6th ed.
Brace, Paul : Rice University
Paul Brace holds the Clarence L. Carter Chair in Legal Studies in the Department of Political Science at Rice
University. He is author of State Government and Economic Performance (1993) and coauthor with Barbara Hinckely
of Follow the Leader: Opinion Polls and the Modern Presidency (1992), winner of the Neustadt Prize.
Review
"Weber and Brace have assembled a stellar cast of senior and emerging scholars who provide original research
and a comprehensive, enlightening review. This superb text provides recent evidence in a theoretically rich context.
Highly recommended for upper-level undergraduates and above."
--D.I. Hodgkin, Bates College, in CHOICE
"Weber and Brace have recruited a dream team of top researchers in their respective [sub]fields to develop
readable and focused summaries and analyses. This book fills a niche for which few if any other texts are suited,
that of the upper-level undergraduate course in state and local politics."
--Chris Mooney, West Virginia University
Seven Bridges Press, LLC. Web Site, November, 2000
Summary
This timely new book brings together a distinguished team of scholars from state and local government and politics
to provide an array of viewpoints on the impact of major institutional changes in the states and localities over
the past three decades. The experts also discuss the current status of state and local government practices and
point out the challenges facing officials as they enter the next millennium.
Table of Contents
1. Ronald E. Weber and Paul Brace: States and Localities Transformed
2. Robert M. Stein: Devolution and Challenge for State and Local Governance
3. Nelson C. Dometrius: Governors: Their Heritage and Future
4. Paul Brace and Daniel S. Ward: The Institutionalized Legislature and the Rise of the Antipolitics Era
5. Charles Barrilleaux: Statehouse Bureaucracy: Institutional Consistency in a Changing Environment
6. Melinda Gann Hall: State Judicial Politics: Rules, Structures, and the Political Game
7. James H. Svara: The Embattled Mayors and Local Executives
8. Susan MacManus: The Resurgent City Councils
9. John F. Bibby: State and Local Parties in a Candidate-Centered Age
10. Charles S. Bullock III: The Opening Up of State and Local Election Processes
11. Virginia Gray and David Lowery: Interest Representation in the States
12. Evan J. Ringquist and James C. Garand: Policy Change in the American States
13. Elaine B. Sharp: Policy Change in American Cities and Counties
