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Tyer, Charlie B. (ed). 2002. South Carolina:
An Introduction. Columbia, S.C.: The Institute for Public Service and Policy
Research, The University
of South Carolina.
Until only about 20 years ago, no
general college level text existed on South
Carolina politics. This is the sixth effort since
then, and by far the most comprehensive. (Actually, it is part of a two book
series with the second one focusing on policy. If we had time I would like to
use both books but that would be too much for an undergraduate summer course,
so we will just use the first book.) As is true of many edited texts, the
chapters are not all equal in length and detail, but the editor did an
excellent job in making sure that most all chapters read well. What is
particularly noteworthy is that the chapters are not just about South Carolina
government. The book sets South
Carolina in the context of the nation and of other
states. Therefore I really do not need a general text to make the comparisons
I would normally make in this course.
In addition, I have listed in the left
hand frame links to materials that are useful in following South Carolina government and state
government. the "Publications" are materials in a variety of
topics made available through the Institute for Public Service and Policy
Research at USC Columbia. You may note that even a few of the chapters in
your texts are reprinted there because the Institute was sponsor for the
texts we are using. the SC Government website is the official
state government portal that has links to every part of state government, and
that includes the three branches and literally hundreds of agencies and
commissions as well as local governments across the state. "Governing"
is the link to Governing Magazine, a wonderful periodical about state
government in general.
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