Alaska Politics And Public Policy

Author : Clive S. Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781602230620
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alaska Politics and Public Policy written by Clive S. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2010-02-21 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, more than two dozen of the most prominent scholars and community leaders in Alaska have come together to offer a comprehensive look into Alaska’s politics and public policy. This volume offers a complete reevaluation of the key past and present issues in Alaska politics and government—and a forecast of issues on the horizon. A one-volume primer on Alaska affairs in a readable and accessible format, Alaska Politics and Public Policy provides public officials, business leaders, students, and the general public with the foundation they need to begin to understand the forty-ninth state.

Author : Clive S. Thomas
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 160223289X
Total Pages : 1241 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alaska Politics and Public Policy written by Clive S. Thomas and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 1241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last book on Alaska politics came out over twenty years ago, long before the rise of the Tea Party and Sarah Palin and the decline of oil revenue and fisheries. With Alaska Politics and Public Policy, Clive Thomas has pulled together a diverse team of specialists to update and expand our understanding of the political and policy realities of Alaska. This comprehensive volume lays out a detailed map of a political landscape that's physically huge, environmentally diverse, and constrained in economics and population. This book, the most comprehensive on Alaska politics and public policy published to date, explores how beliefs, institutions, personalities, and power shape Alaska politics and public policies. Understanding how these elements interact helps explain why and how some issues get dealt with by government in Alaska, why others get little attention, why some are tackled but cannot be resolved, and why others are not addressed at all. Combining the human element with the interrelationships within the political system gets to the very nature of politics. The book ranges from covering the basics of Alaska politics to providing detailed treatments of the factors shaping politics and the operation of government to providing in-depth analysis of issues and policies. Alaska Politics and Public Policy provides a wide range of information and analysis to a broad readership--from those with very little knowledge of Alaska politics to Alaska politics junkies. The book also includes an extensive glossary of terms related to Alaska and its politics. Two types of people were asked to contribute to the book: One group is political scientists and other social scientists. The other includes past and present state elected and appointed officials, as well as other political practitioners and observers, such as lobbyists and journalists. This combination of contributors enables the book to provide both conceptual and hands-on insights into its comprehensive coverage of topics ranging from the role of Alaska Natives to the influence of interest groups to the reality of the state's dependence on oil to the ambivalent attitude toward the federal government to the likely potential of the Arctic in Alaska's future.

Author : Gerald A. McBeath
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803231207
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alaska Politics & Government written by Gerald A. McBeath and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Alaska's character and the forces shaping it. Underlying their descriptions are the themes of independence, dependence, and the search for sustainable economic development.

Author : Clive S. Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alaska Public Policy Issues written by Clive S. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gerald A. McBeath
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alaska Politics and Government written by Gerald A. McBeath and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Clive S. Thomas
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1602233969
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Lobby Alaska State Government written by Clive S. Thomas and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lobbying is about getting the right message to the right people in the right form at the right time. Even the most persuasive arguments or most influential groups will come up short if they aren’t combined with personal connections and an understanding of human nature. How to Lobby Alaska State Government is a guide to the essentials of organizing and implementing a lobbying campaign in Alaska that recognizes how you lobby is as important as who you lobby. This book starts by helping new lobbyists to think politically, by explaining the structure and operation of state government, the psychology and needs of public officials, and where the power lies in Juneau—who’s got political clout. How to Lobby then moves into the nitty-gritty of a lobbying campaign. It covers the basics of group influence, campaign planning and management, the pros and cons of various group tactics, tips on face-to-face meetings, and the challenges of lobbying day-to-day. In addition to extensive guidance on what to do, this book also emphasizes the things to avoid that will undermine or eliminate a lobbyist’s chances of success. Pragmatic and portable, this book will be valuable to new and professional lobbyists both, and anyone looking for fresh perspectives on this important business.

Author : Clive S. Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Politics and Public Policy in the Contemporary American West written by Clive S. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Clive S. Thomas
Publisher : University of Alaska Press
ISBN 13 : 1602232903
Total Pages : 1241 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alaska Politics and Public Policy written by Clive S. Thomas and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 1241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics in Alaska have changed significantly since the last major book on the subject was published more than twenty years ago, with the rise and fall of Sarah Palin and the rise and fall of oil prices being but two of the many developments to alter the political landscape. This book, the most comprehensive on the subject to date, focuses on the question of how beliefs, institutions, personalities, and power interact to shape Alaska politics and public policy. Drawing on these interactions, the contributors explain how and why certain issues get dealt with successfully and others unsuccessfully, and why some issues are taken up quickly while others are not addressed at all. This comprehensive guide to the political climate of Alaska will be essential to anyone studying the politics of America’s largest—and in some ways most unusual—state.

Author : David C. Saffell
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book State and Local Government written by David C. Saffell and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 1989 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gordon Scott Harrison
Publisher : [College] : Institute of Social, Economic and Government Research, University of Alaska
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alaska Public Policy: Current Problems and Issues written by Gordon Scott Harrison and published by [College] : Institute of Social, Economic and Government Research, University of Alaska. This book was released on 1973 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of papers on economic development and land use policies in Alaska.