State and Local Government in the United States

Contents: Statehood Process of the Fifty States; State and Local Pension Plans: Economically Targeted Investments and Social Responsibility Screening; Legal Issues Affecting the Right of State Employees to Bring Suit Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Other Federal Labour Laws; The Federal Money Trail: Data Sources on Federal Aid, Grants, Loans, and Procurement in States and Local Areas; Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: A Brief History; Community Development Block Grants; Federal Grants to State and Local Governments: Overview and Characteristics; State Technology Development Strategies: The Role of High Tech Clusters; Citizen Initiative Proposals Appearing on State Ballots, 1976-1992; Index.