Discussing such issues as the development of a more activist posture within the state government and the response of the New Jersey polity to growing suburbanization, Barbara G. Salmore and Stephen A. Salmore present the only comprehensive overview of politics and government in New Jersey. This second edition includes a new chapter on the political changes in New Jersey since the book’s original publication in 1993.
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"The Salmores are two of New Jersey’s finest political analysts, and they present a splendid overview of the landscape. This book fills a gap in the literature on New Jersey state government and politics."—Thomas H. Kean, president of Drew University, governor of New Jersey, 1982–90
(Thomas H. K )"The Salmores are superbly qualified for the assignment, and the product is a model for analyzing a state polity.”—Choice
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Barbara G. Salmore is associate dean and professor of political science at Drew University. Stephen A. Salmore is a professor emeritus of political science at Rutgers University.
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A primer for every New Jersey resident,
By Helen Pike (Upper Connecticut River Valley) - See all my reviews
This review is from: New Jersey Politics and Government: Suburban Politics Comes of Age (Paperback)
This is 2008; if you've ever wondered how New Jersey arrived at the state it's in via legislation, policies, and insufficient public planning to address shifting residential and economic demographics, this book is a must read.
My only wish is that the section on the media, in general, and newspapers, in particular, had been a little more detailed. Gannett Corp. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and its New Jersey headquarters are in Cherry Hill where it bought what had been the family-owned Camden Courier-Post (itself the result of a merger between two of Camden's once-proud daily newspapers). This shift away from community reporting to the so-called corporate reporting that satisfies shareholders would have added to readers' understanding of how underserved they are by the Fourth Estate. Helen-Chantal Pike, lecturer in media history, Rutgers Univeristy-New Brunswick; one-time reporter for the Asbury Park Press when it was family-owned, and author of "New Jersey: Crossroads of Commerce" (October/2008).
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