TY - BOOK AU - Blair Diane D AU - Barth Jay AU - Blair Diane D TI - Arkansas politics and government SN - 0803261985 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - JK5116 U1 - 320.9767 PY - 2005/// CY - Lincoln PB - University of Nebraska Press KW - Arkansas KW - Politics and government N1 - Rev. ed. of: Arkansas politics & government. c1988; Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-473) and index; 1; The past in the present --; 2; Some socioeconomic, cultural, and political explanations --; 3; Traditional politics and its transformation --; 4; Contemporary political patterns --; 5; Dealigned voters and disadvantaged political parties in contemporary Arkansas --; 6; The influence of interest groups --; 7; The constitution : provisions and politics --; 8; The power and politics of the executive branch --; 9; The power and politics of the legislative branch --; 10; The power and politics of the judicial branch --; 11; Arkansas in the federal system : cooperation and conflict --; 12; Politics at the grassroots : how democratic? --; 13; The politics of state services --; 14; Continuity and change in Arkansas politics --; 15; For the future : suggested sources UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0421/2004018016.html ER -