NEW DIRECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAPTER ONE NEW DIRECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Table 1.1 A Sample of New Laws Taking Effect in 2005 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Studying State and Local Government in the Twenty-First Century From Sewers to Science: The Functions of State and Local Governments Our Approach Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

State and Local Government Capacity How States and Localities Increased Their Capacity State Reform State and Local Presence in Washington, D.C. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

State and Local Government Capacity (continued) Increased Capacity and Improved Performance Improved Revenue Systems Expanding the Scope of State Operations Faster Diffusion of Innovations Interjurisdictional Cooperation Increased National-State Conflict Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

State and Local Government Capacity (continued) Challenges Facing State and Local Governments Fiscal Stress Increased Interjurisdictional Conflict Political Corruption Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

The People: Designers and Consumers of Government Ethnic-Racial Composition Population Growth and Migration Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Figure 1.1 Percent Change in State Population, 1990-2000 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Table 1.2 Estimated Population Changes in Cities of 100,000 or More, 2000-2003 Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Table 1.2 Estimated Population Changes in Cities of 100,000 or More, 2000-2003 (continued) Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

The People: Designers and Consumers of Government (continued) Political Culture Culture Wars Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.