1st Edition

Governing Partners State-local Relations In The United States

By Russell L Hanson Copyright 1998
    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    244 Pages
    by Routledge

    This volume presents a compact introduction to state-local relations as they have been, as they are now, and as they are likely to be in the near future, reviewing key aspects of state-local relations in the United States.

    Transforming American Politics -- Preface -- The Interaction of State and Local Governments -- The Intergovernmental Setting of State-Local Relations -- State-Local Relations: Union and Home Rule -- Emerging Trends in State-Local Relations -- The Politics of State-Local Fiscal Relations -- Partners for Growth: State and Local Relations in Economic Development -- The State-Local Partnership in Education -- Environmental Regulation and State-Local Relations -- Untidy Business: Disaggregating State-Local Relations -- The Politics of State Health and Welfare Reforms -- About the Editor -- About the Contributors

    Biography

    Russell L Hanson