TY - BOOK ID - 77881658 TI - California crackup AU - Mathews, Joe AU - Paul, Mark PY - 2010 SN - 1282660799 9786612660795 0520947088 9780520947085 9780520268524 0520268520 9780520266568 0520266560 0520268520 9780520268524 PB - Berkeley University of California Press DB - UniCat KW - Constitutional history KW - Direct democracy KW - Direct legislation KW - Democracy KW - Referendum KW - California KW - Politics and government. KW - america. KW - budget crises. KW - california citizens. KW - california. KW - constitutional convention. KW - constitutional origins. KW - contemporary issues. KW - economic issues. KW - economic problems. KW - elected officials. KW - golden state. KW - governance. KW - humorous. KW - nonfiction. KW - open debate. KW - partisan government. KW - political economy. KW - political issues. KW - political reform. KW - political science. KW - political theory. KW - politics. KW - reform. KW - sociological cultural. KW - state politics. KW - thought provoking. KW - united states. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77881658 AB - Is California beyond repair? A sizable number of Golden State citizens have concluded that it is. Incessant budget crises plus a government paralyzed by partisan gridlock have led to demands for reform, even a constitutional convention. But what, exactly, is wrong and how can we fix it? In California Crackup, Joe Mathews and Mark Paul provide clear and informed answers. Their fast-paced and often humorous narrative deftly exposes the constitutional origins of our current political and economic problems and furnishes a uniquely California fix: innovative solutions that allow Californians to debate their choices, settle on the best ones, hold elected officials accountable for results, and choose anew if something doesn't work. ER -