A Decade of Devolution

Perspectives on State-local Relations

• Author(s): E. Blaine Liner,
• Publisher: Urban Institute Press
• Pages: 260
• ISBN_10: 0877664641
  ISBN_13: 9780877664642
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / American Government / State , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy , Political Science / Public Policy / General ,

Description:... What principles are called into play by the states and their subdivisions as they re-sort responsibilities (both among themselves and between themselves and appropriate federal agencies) in order to determine which level of government should control, pay for, and deliver services? The book answers this question by examining what actually happened over the last decade when the states realigned services and authorities in response to this necessary devolution. The book also provides a guide for decisionmakers while they continue to work out the proper allocation of the powers and duties of various levels of government.