{"product_id":"mississippi-government-and-politics-stephen-d-shaffer-9780803277588","title":"Mississippi Government and Politics: Modernizers Versus Traditionalists","description":"The authors of \u003ci\u003eMississippi Government and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e go beyond the stereotyped view of the Magnolia State to consider the dramatic social, economic, and politi-cal changes taking place there in recent years. Yet the past is inextricably bound up with the present, as Dale Krane and Stephen D. Shaffer make clear in devel-oping their central theme: the ongoing clash in Mississippi between traditional-ists intent on preserving the status quo and progressives who have grown up with the civil rights movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMississippi Government and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e presents a vivid social history and analysis of the state's executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Krane and Shaffer have contributed chapters on the culture of Mississippi and on efforts to modernize the economy and to bring more blacks and poor whites into the power structure. Krane writes about the struggle over public policy, or \"who gets what,\" and the highly ambivalent attitude of Mississippians toward the federal government. Shaffer addresses the role of interest groups in effecting change and the shifting allegiances of political panics in the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors include leading political scientists and public administrators. Tip H. Allen, Jr., looks at the century-old constitution, and Douglas G. Feig considers the dominance of the legislature and the winds of change blowing through it. Thomas H. Handy describes the traditionally weak governorship. Diane E. Wall threads her way through the antiquated judicial system. Edward J. Clynch sizes up tax policy, and Gerald Gabris delves into the dynamics of local government. The result is the most comprehensive and authoritative book on Mississippi political culture in many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen D. Shaffer, Dale Krane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080327758X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803277588\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 03\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 5.93w x 1.11d","brand":"Stephen D. Shaffer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059752759551,"sku":"9780803277588","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f4086b88-5921-48fd-9731-10079c19e8f9.jpg?v=1685060125","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mississippi-government-and-politics-stephen-d-shaffer-9780803277588","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}