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The book first analyzes how and why direct legislation came to California, seeing it as a typical example of the disconnected nature of progressive era reforms. It then studies selectively, from among the 300 propositions that have been on California ballots, those propositions that have been most relevant to the major issues of their time, have generated the highest levels of voter interest and participation, and have shaped the development of state politics and government.
The author pays particular attention to the explosion of direct legislation, in frequency and consequence, since the Proposition 13 "property tax revolution" of 1978. He also describes how California's contemporary direct legislation experience -- from tax rebellion to harsher criminal justice to controversial ethnic issues -- has had national ramifications. The book concludes with a careful analysis of the current state of the initiative and referendum in California: voter attitudes toward the process, its role as a "fourth branch" of government, and arguments for and againstchanges in the procedure.
Based on extensive research in campaign documents, manuscript collections, the contemporary press, and other primary sources, the book also makes extensive use of voting data, public opinion polls, and official filings of campaign expenditures. All in all, it is the most comprehensive study ever made of a political process that is used today in twenty-seven states.
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ISBN: 9780804738217
ISBN-10: 0804738211
Published: 1st July 2000
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 352
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 22.86 x 15.24 x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.5
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- Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentRegional Government
- Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentCentral Government
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- Non-FictionHistoryEarliest Times to Present Day20th Century History from 1900 to 2000
- Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentPolitical Structure & ProcessesElections & Referenda