"Baldassare's discussions of California's demographic and
geographic diversity are fresh and innovative. The very large,
original surveys that the author collected provide important
information."--Bruce Cain, Director, Institute of Governmental
Studies, University of California, Berkeley
"Mark Baldassare has probed as deeply and wisely as anyone ever
has into that most fascinating and, at times, most enigmatic of
public phenomena, the behavior of the California voter. With A
California State of Mind, he's made an indispensable contribution
to our understanding of the politics of our time."--Peter Schrag,
author of "Paradise Lost: California's Experience, America's
Future
"Mark Baldassare provides the next best thing to a crystal ball
for California's future. This book should be required reading for
all public officials in California, especially those who think they
are up to the challenge of leading the Golden State into the 21st
Century."--Ruben Barrales, President and CEO, Joint Venture:
Silicon Valley Network
"Through his keen insights on the rapidly changing cross
currents of political and social life in California, Mark
Baladassare has provided us with not only a vivid description of
where the State is today, but a thought provoking view of where
America may be going."--Richard T. Schlosberg III, President and
CEO, the David & Lucile Packard Foundation
""California in the New Millennium contains a wealth of data and
valuable analysis concerning the political, demographic, and social
changes affecting governance in the nation's most populous and
diverse state. This book offers a sobering-and challenging-portrait
of the bellwether state as it enters the 21st century. Itprovides
America's leaders and citizens a window to the country's
future."--Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, senior associate at the School of
Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University,
contributing editor to Opinion in the Los Angeles Times, and
political analyst for KCAL-TV in Los Angeles
"What do you call four disparate states populated by mutually
suspicious ethnic communities united by a common distrust of
government? The Balkans? No. California. In this sharp and engaging
book, Baldassare sets out what needs to be done for California to
make it in the 21st Century."--Bill Schneider, Senior Political
Analyst, CNN
"In so many ways, the nation state of California today--with all
its promise and all its problems--is the United States of Tomorrow.
To understand the nation's future, we must first look to this
Golden State. In his understanding and knowledge of California and
its people, Mark Baldassare is second to none. With scholarship and
wisdom, in "California in the New Millennium: The Changing Social
and Political Landscape Mark Baldassare permits us to 'look around
the corner' to the California and the United States of the 21st
Century."--Mark Shields, Syndicated Columnist
"Baldassare highlights the enormity of change which faces
California in the years ahead. He rightly calls on public leaders
and citizens alike to thoughtfully confront challenges of
unprecedented scale and impact."--Philip Angelides, Treasurer,
State of California
"Mark Baldassare has provided a much-needed, one-stop source for
pertinent data that explains California's political landscape-today
and, most likely, far into the future. Read it and you'll become an
expert. If you're already an expert,this will keep you ahead of the
curve."--George Skelton, Los Angeles Times Political Columnist
"No one knows how Californians think about politics better than
Baldassare does. A California State of Mind will be a great
success. Rich with data, it examines a critical topic from several
viewpoints. Anyone interested in California politics should read
this book."--Jack Peltason, coauthor of "Government by the People
and "Understanding the Constitution
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