The Beholden State - California's Lost Promise and How to Recapture It (Hardcover)

California is at a tipping point. Severe budget deficits, unsustainable pension costs, heavy taxes, cumbersome regulation, struggling cities, and distressed public schools are but a few of the challenges that policymakers must address for the state to remain a beacon of business innovation and economic opportunity. City Journal has for years been cataloging the political and economic issues of our nation's largest metropolitan areas, and in this collection compiled and introduced by City Journal editor Brian C. Anderson, the cracks in California's flawed policy plans are displayed in detail, and analyzed by a diverse set of experts in the state's design. The list of contributors includes: Steven Malanga, William Voegeli, Joel Kotkin, Wendell Cox, Arthur B. Laffer, Steven Greenhut, Victor Davis Hanson, Heather Mac Donald, John Buntin, Ben Boychuk, Tom Gray, Andrew Klavan, Troy Senik, Larry Sand, Michael Anton, and Guy Sorman. While there is plenty of literature on California's history, topography, and attractions, The Beholden State: California's Lost Promise and How to Recapture It is the first book examining in rigorous detail how a place seen just a generation ago as the dynamic engine of the American future could, through bad policy ideas, find itself with among the highest unemployment rates and poorest educational outcomes in the country. The book is as thoroughly analytical as it is pragmatically proscriptive, complete with policy solutions mapping the way forward for a struggling state.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	June 2013
Editors:	Brian C Anderson
Contributors:	Steven Malanga • William Voegeli • Joel Kotkin • Wendell Cox • Arthur B. Laffer • Steven Greenhut • Victor Davis Hanson • Heather MacDonald • Larry Sand
Dimensions:	234 x 161 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-2343-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Local government > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4422-2343-X
Barcode:	9781442223431

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