The Initiative and Referendum in California, 1898-1998

by John M. Allswang

This book provides a detailed analytic history of direct legislation--the initiative and referendum--in California from its origins in the late nineteenth century to the present day. California was one of the first states to implement mechanisms for direct legislation, and these mechanisms have been used with growing frequency as the entire process has become professionalized (from signature-gathering through fund-raising to legal challenge and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804738211
• ISBN13: 9780804738217
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"