{"product_id":"maine-politics-and-government-g-thomas-taylor-9780803287853","title":"Maine Politics and Government","description":"Remote and thinly populated, Maine was long insulated from many of the demographic and economic trends of states to the south. \u003ci\u003eMaine Politics and Government\u003c\/i\u003e traces recent changes in the state's system as agriculture, manufacturing, and maritime trades have ceded dominance to high-tech businesses, extensive commercial development, and an expanding governmental sector. This compact overview of Maine politics and government describes how the state's history and political culture have shaped its political processes, its governing institutions, and its public-policy priorities. It also highlights the shift in the role of Maine's governments in the past half century--from low-service entities to administrators of a broad range of public policies. The authors consider the impact of the influx of newcomers along the southern Maine coast, serious financial issues involving burdensome taxation, the pressing need to make the nearly five hundred units of local government more efficient, and problems attending the spread of suburbs throughout the state. Fully updated and expanded, this second edition provides a wealth of new material--maps, case studies, updated demographic information, treatment of new policies and health-care plans, and an overview of the administrations of the two most recent governors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. Thomas Taylor, Kenneth T. Palmer, Jean E. LaVigne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803287852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803287853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"G. Thomas Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059753349375,"sku":"9780803287853","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79deaa90-36a4-48d5-833d-853eee03fe56.jpg?v=1685060128","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maine-politics-and-government-g-thomas-taylor-9780803287853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}