Michigan Politics & Government - Facing Change in a Complex State

Michigan, like most of the states formed from the old Northwest, originated as a state of farmers, fishermen, and lumbermen and remained so until Detroit emerged as a major industrial center at the turn of the twentieth century. The growth of the automotive industry attracted new immigrants and new politics. Republican for most of its history, Michigan became a bipartisan state with political divisions: upper versus lower peninsula, agriculture versus industry, labor versus capital, developers versus ecologists, and conflicts between races.

About the author

William P. Browne is a professor of political science at Central Michigan University. He is author of Private Interests, Public Policy, and American Agriculture. Kenneth VerBurg is a professor in the Department of Resource Development at Michigan State University. He serves as chairperson of the State Boundary Commission and is coauthor with Charles Press of American Politicians and Journalists and coauthor of the award-winning Sacred Cows and Hot Potatoes: Agrarian Myths in Agriculture Policy.

Summary

Michigan, like most of the states formed from the old Northwest, originated as a state of farmers, fishermen, and lumbermen and remained so until Detroit emerged as a major industrial center at the turn of the twentieth century. This book focuses on Michigan's need to cope with its vacillating economy.

Product details

• Authors: William P Browne, William P. Browne, William Paul Browne, Kenneth Verburg
• Publisher: Nebraska
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1995
• EAN: 9780803260887
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-6088-7
• No. of pages: 409
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 224 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 576 g
• Series: Politics and Governments of th; Politics and Governments of the American States; Politics and Governments of th
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education