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Good States, Problem States - Are Some State Governments Better Than Others? (Paperback)
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Good States, Problem States - Are Some State Governments Better Than Others? (Paperback)
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Some states are governed better than other states. Whatever it is
that state governments do, some do it more effectively and more
consistently than other states. And that is a difficult message to
share. "Problem states" simply do not want to hear about it. They
do not want to be compared, head on, with states that do better at
governing than they do. They want to say: "It's all about money "
And money is a problem, but it's more than money. It's attitudes
and history, and more. Much more As we have tried to think this
problem through, we have slowly become aware of something that may
be related to this whole problems area: the reluctance of many
state officials to acknowledge that they have problems of any kind,
except those that pertain to money. Each of the three
monograph-type documents included in this book examine a specific
problem area by separating the states into high and low groups on a
given variable, then comparing those two groups of states on
hundreds of other variables. These are simple but powerful
analyses, and the results highlight how the two groups of states
differ. Some persons are uncomfortable looking at "good states" and
"bad states," as they describe these groups that we compare, but
comparisons are important. There are difficulties with making
comparisons that are helpful, but comparisons highlight pros and
cons, problems and possibilities, rights and wrongs, and
comparisons of states can help citizens make more informed and
better choices about who they want to exercise power on their
behalf. "People who do not know" have problems, but "people who do
not know that that do not know" have very serious problems that are
generally insurmountable, unless theyhave a system that "helps them
know" more fully and more accurately exactly what their problems
are. People can cope with problems, if others help them, but when
they do not even know that they have a problem, that in itself
makes it difficult to resolve things satisfactorily (i.e., for the
benefit and welfare of all involved). And when citizens are
force-fed ideologies and platitudes rather than facts, discernment
of right from wrong and good from bad is difficult beyond belief.
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