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Nevada Politics and Government
Conservatism in an Open Society
By Leonard E. Goodall and Don W. Driggs
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235 Pages, Trade Paperback
Cover Size: 6 x 9 inches
University of Nebraska Press
Related listings: Nevada: Travel, Geography and Politics
Date: 1996
ISBN: 0-8032-6604-9
Country of Origin: USA
Added to Catalog: 12/14/96
(Revised 12/96)
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examines the many seeming contradictions of Nevada's political
character. This has always been a one-industry state: Once it
was mining, now the casinos dominate the economy. Until a
few years ago, Nevada was defined by isolated mining communities,
resulting in an individualistic political culture where every
man was self-reliant and government was weak, corrupt or
non-existent. Recently, urban interests have come to dominate,
and an "instant government" has emerged, but many things remain
unchanged. As in the boom days of the mining era, the current
government and economy are based on the promise of ever
increasing revenues. Nevada is still the land of "resource
extraction," but now it mines out-of-state tourists, and the
vein might not last forever.
-- Glenn Campbell
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Review by Larry Henry, Las Vegas Sun
political editor
From the Book Cover
Nevada's highly individualistic political culture has produced a conservative
political philosophy in an open society. Economic developments resulting
from mining and gambling reinforced and heightened the individualistic
ethic that many early settlers brought to the frontier state. This
ethic is also evident in the opposition of most Nevadans to big government,
big labor, and big business. Belief in limited government partially
explains the apparent anomaly of the electorate's backing a pro-choice
position on abortion while opposing the Equal Rights Amendment.
The book discusses the important roles played by Nevada's present
U.S. senators in two of the state's ongoing controversies with the
federal government: the longstanding water rights dispute between
Native Americans, backed by the federal government, and Nevada's ranchers;
and the decade-long fight against the establishment of the nation's
first permanent nuclear waste depository at Yucca Mountain.
Don W. Driggs is Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University
of Nevada, Reno. He is the author of The Constitution of the State
of Nevada: A Commentary.
Leonard E. Goodall is a professor of management and public administration
at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is the author of numerous
works, including State Politics and Higher Education.
The award-winning Politics and Governments of the American States
series presents the unique political history of each state in the
United States. The volumes focus on common themes of federalism, constitutionalism
and political culture. John Kincaid is general editor of the series;
Daniel J. Elazar is founding editor. Please contact the University
of Nebraska Press for a complete listing of available titles in the
series.
Table of Contents
- List of Tables and Maps
- Series Preface
- Series Introduction
- Author's Preface
- The Character and Political Culture of
the State
- Nevada in the Federal System
- Political History: The Early Years
- Political History: The Twentieth Century
- The Nevada Constitution and Popular Control
- The Legislature
- The Governor and the Executive Branch
- The State Bureaucracy
- The Court System
- Political Parties, Elections, and Interest Groups
- Budgeting and Taxation
- Local Governments: Powers and Politics
- Public Policy Issues: Education and Hospital Cost Containment
- Concluding Observations
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Notes
- Index
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