Table of Contents

Introduction by Zachary A. Smith The Policy Context: Institutions and Processes Parties and Politics in Arizona by Sylvia Rivera Manzano and Barbara Norrander The Legislature Arizona by Nicholas P. Ray and Devereaux S. Howe with Peter Goudinoff The Arizona Executive by Julie Ann Atkins and Grenetta Thomassay Local Government in Arizona: Forms, Functions, and Issues by Dan A. Cothran Arizona Courts, Criminal Justice, and Public Policy by Joan Goldschmidt The Policy Environment Education in Arizona by Lisa A. Friel The Indians of Arizona by Richard Witmer Women, Politics, and Public Policy in Arizona by Lidia Kelly and Rita Mae Kelly Health Policy in Arizona by Deborah Mathieu Social Welfare Policy in Arizona by Kip Kelly and Lela Montfort The New Economy: Finance Choices for Arizona by Bonnie K. Kraske and Dan A. Cothran Growth in Arizona by Sara Moya, Alvin Mushkatel, and Connie Padian The Open Range on the Urban Fringe: Land-Use Planning in Arizona by R. Dawn Hawley and Alan A. Lewis Federal Land Management in Arizona by Hanna J. Cortner and Patrick Holman Environmental Policy in Arizona by Janet R. Hunter and Zachary A. Smith Water Management in Arizona by Zachary A. Smith Index

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This completely revised third edition of Smith's classic text on Arizona politics and public policy brings its examination up to date through the most recent election cycle.

About the Author

ZACHARY A. SMITH is Professor of Political Science at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and is the author of 10 books and many articles on politics, public administration, and environmental and natural resource policy.