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Volatile States: Institutions, Policy, and the Performance of American State Economies
William Mark Crain

University of Michigan Press, 2003

Why do American state economies grow at such vastly different rates and manifest such wide differences in living standards? Volatile States identifies the sources of rising living standards by examining the recent economic and fiscal history of the American states. With new insights about the factors that contribute to state economic success, the book departs from traditional analyses of economic performance in its emphasis on the role of ...

Texas Politics Today

2 reviews
William Earl Maxwell, Ernest Crain

Wadsworth Publishing, 2007

very fast shipment!
not only did i receive this item very quickly but the book was in excellent condition. thanks!

Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications with Book(s)
William Crain

Prentice Hall, 2006

American Government and Politics Today - Texas Edition, 2007-2008

2 reviews
Steffen W. Schmidt, Mack C. Shelley, ...

Wadsworth Publishing, 2007

College Books
Though I am deployed, amazon.com made it possible for me to order my son's college books at a reasonable price. The books were in the condition described and delivered within the time promised.

Theories of Development: Concepts and Applications (4th Edition)

2 reviews
William Crain

Prentice Hall, 1999

Good overview on learning theorists
This is an excellent book to get a taste of learning theoriests, a good beginners book. Crain covers the most important learning theorists, Chomsky, Kolhberg, Montessori, Freud, to name a few. However this book is not completely objective, Crain's opions slip in from time to time. I suggest if you are really interested in learning theory to read more in depth on the theorists he covers in ...

Reclaiming Childhood: Letting Children Be Children in Our Achievement-Oriented Society

7 reviews
William Crain

Holt Paperbacks, 2004

Returning childhood to the kids
One of the great strengths of this book is that it reminds the reader of what it really was like to be a child: how imaginative, artistic, and connected to nature kids are naturally. It's hard for me to remember now, but there was a time when my favorite activity was hanging out in the backyard and just looking at leaves and under rocks, sitting quietly, and thinking things over. I could do this ...

Theories of Development (5th Edition)

4 reviews
William Crain

Prentice Hall, 2005

A+
As textbooks go, I found this one very readable - not as dense as most. It was a required text for my ed psych class. It's clear and easy to follow as an introduction to the different theories of developmental psychology.