Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Chapter 1. The Mystery of State Political Economy
Chapter 2. National Context and State Capacity
Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Dependence in Arizona
Chapter 4. The Political Economy of Intervention in Michigan and New York
Chapter 5. Context: Isolating the Economies of States
Chapter 6. Capacity: The Impact of State Government, Party, and Policy on State Economic Performance
Chapter 7. Conclusions: The States and Their Economies in Context
Epilogue
Appendix A: Data and Measurement
Appendix B: Methodology
Notes
Index

About the Author

Paul Brace is professor of political science at Florida State University at Tallahassee. His previous publications include Uneasy Balance: The Public and the Modern Presidency, with Barbara Hinckley.

Reviews

A major work on what has been, until now, an understudied topic among political scientists. -- James C. Garand, Editor American Politics Quarterly Perhaps the definitive work on state economic development policy to date. Publius A major work on what has been, until now, an understudied topic among political scientists -- James C. Garand, Editor American Politics Quarterly Perhaps the definitive work on state economic development policy to date Publius