Here are entered comprehensive works on the politics and public administration of local governmental units in general or of various local governmental units discussed collectively. Works limited to the politics and public administration of a specific local governmental unit are entered under the name of the place subdivided by Politics and government.
Here are entered works on state governments in general. Works on the government of an individual state are entered under the name of the state with the subdivision Politics and government e.g., New York (State)--Politics and government. --subdivision [country]--States under topical headings for works discussing collectively the states of a country in relation to the topic; and headings for the states of a country subdivided by Politics and government for comparative works on the states of that country, e.g., Mexican states--Politics and government