| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Series |
Politics and governments of the American states |
|
Politics and governments of the American states.
|
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-199) and index. |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; One: Delaware in Transition; Two: Political Culture of the "First State"; Three: Delaware in the Federal System; Four: The Constitution; Five: Political Parties and Elections; Six: The Governor and Administration; Seven: The General Assembly; Eight: Courts, Judges, and Lawyers; Nine: State-Local Relations; Ten: Public Finance; Eleven: Nongovernmental Influence and Participation; Twelve: Sprawl, Pollution, and Health; Epilogue; Notes; Suggested Sources for Further Reading; Index. |
| Summary |
This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of both the historical and the contemporary dimensions of the politics and government of the "First State." Once a sparsely populated, agrarian, and relatively insignificant polity, Delaware has become a densely and diversely populated financial and legal center often called the "corporation capital of the world." Delaware's prime location has been central to its development and transition from a goods-producing economy to a fast-growing, service-based economy. Despite its diminutive size, Delaware is, in many ways, the nation's preferred corporate. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Delaware -- Politics and government.
|
|
Delaware -- Economic conditions.
|
|
Delaware -- History.
|
|
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Civics & Citizenship.
|
|
Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
|
|
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
|
|
Delaware. (OCoLC)fst01204929
|
| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
|
| Added Author |
Ratledge, Edward C.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Boyer, William W. Delaware politics and government. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2009 9780803213456 080321345X (DLC) 2008043540 (OCoLC)263146801 |
| ISBN |
9780803224728 (electronic bk.) |
|
0803224729 (electronic bk.) |
|
