| Massachusetts Politics and Public Policy: Studies in Power and Leadership Contributor(s): Hogarty, Richard A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 155849362X ISBN-13: 9781558493629 Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: Second only to the Red Sox as a major-league sport in Massachusetts is hardball politics as it is played at the State House on Beacon Hill. Drawing on over thirty years as a participant-observer, teacher, and commentator, Richard A. Hogarty provides an inside view of the Bay State's political arena, including the workings of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as the administrative bureaucracy. Hogarty examines both the process of policymaking and the complexities of ont-he-ground implementation, identifying the various participants and their roles and strategies. He describes power struggles that are entangled in intricate webs of personal and political relationships, and explores their historical antecedents. Based on an extensive review of newspaper and media accounts, a survey of the surprisingly scanty professional literature, a close scrutiny of public documents, and dozens of personal interviews, the book addresses such topics as the delivery of mental health services, urban transportation, environmental protection, public safety, welfare, corrections, the death penalty, public higher education, ethnic politics, and state ethics reform. Hogarty analyzes the shifting problems of accountability that arise when public services are provided by a variety of political actors and organizations with a wide range of ideological motivations and social and cultural commitments. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | American Government - State - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
| Dewey: 320.974 |
| LCCN: 2001008415 |
| Lexile Measure: 1300 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.08" W x 8.98" (1.14 lbs) 342 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Second only to the Red Sox as a major league sport in Massachusetts is hardball politics as it is played at the State House on Beacon Hill. Drawing on over thirty years as a participant-observer, teacher, and commentator, Richard A. Hogarty provides an inside view of the Bay State's political arena, including the workings of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as the administrative bureaucracy. Hogarty examines both the process of policymaking and the complexities of on-the-ground implementation, identifying the various participants and their roles and strategies. He describes power struggles that are entangled in intricate webs of personal and political relationships, and explores their historical antecedents. Based on an extensive review of newspaper and media accounts, a survey of the surprisingly scanty professional literature, a close scrutiny of public documents, and dozens of personal interviews, the book addresses such topics as the delivery of mental health services, urban transportation, environmental protection, public safety, welfare, corrections, the death penalty, public higher education, ethnic politics, and state ethics reform. Hogarty analyzes the shifting problems of accountability that arise when public services are provided by a variety of political actors and organizations with a wide range of ideological motivations and social and cultural commitments. |