State Politics And The New Federalism

Author : Timothy J. Conlan
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815715610

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From New Federalism to Devolution by Timothy J. Conlan Pdf

In the period from 1970 to the early 1990s, Republican leaders launched three major reforms of the federal system. Although all three initiatives advanced decentralization as a goal, they were remarkably different in their policy objectives, philosophical assumptions, patterns of politics, and policy outcomes. Expanding and updating his acclaimed book, New Federalism: Intergovernmental Reform from Nixon to Reagan (1988), Timothy Conlan provides a comprehensive look at intergovernmental reform from Nixon to the 104th Congress. The stated objectives of Republican reformers evolved from rationalizing and decentralizing an activist government, to rolling back the welfare state, to replacing it altogether. Conlan first explains why conservatives have placed so much emphasis on federal reform in their domestic agendas. He then examines Nixon's New Federalism, including management reforms and revenue sharing; analyzes the policies and politics of the "Reagan revolution"; and reviews the legislative limitations and achievements of the 104th Congress. Finally, he traces the remarkable evolution of federalism reform politics and ideology during the past 30 years and provides alternative scenarios for the future of American federalism.

Author : Kimberly Johnson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400880225

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Governing the American State by Kimberly Johnson Pdf

The modern, centralized American state was supposedly born in the Great Depression of the 1930s. Kimberley S. Johnson argues that this conventional wisdom is wrong. Cooperative federalism was not born in a Big Bang, but instead emerged out of power struggles within the nation's major political institutions during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Examining the fifty-two years from the end of Reconstruction to the beginning of the Great Depression, Johnson shows that the "first New Federalism" was created during this era from dozens of policy initiatives enacted by a modernizing Congress. The expansion of national power took the shape of policy instruments that reflected the constraints imposed by the national courts and the Constitution, but that also satisfied emergent policy coalitions of interest groups, local actors, bureaucrats, and members of Congress. Thus, argues Johnson, the New Deal was not a decisive break with the past, but rather a superstructure built on a foundation that emerged during the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era. Her evidence draws on an analysis of 131 national programs enacted between 1877 and 1930, a statistical analysis of these programs, and detailed case studies of three of them: the Federal Highway Act of 1916, the Food and Drug Act of 1906, and the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921. As this book shows, federalism has played a vital but often underappreciated role in shaping the modern American state.

Author : Michael D. Reagan,John G. Sanzone
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:49015000405259

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The New Federalism by Michael D. Reagan,John G. Sanzone Pdf

Provides instructions and tips for using computers and digital cameras for scrapbooking, discussing such topics as hardware and software, writing text, choosing typeface, designing pages, using embellishments, and sharing the scrapbook.

Author : Marilyn Gittell
Publisher : New York : Longman
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038011909

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State Politics and the New Federalism by Marilyn Gittell Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hoover Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0817995137

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The New Federalism: Can the States Be Trusted? by Anonim Pdf

The New Federalism investigates whether returning a variety of regulatory and police powers back to the states will yield better government. It poses the provocative question, Can the states be trusted? and emerges with a qualified yes. This book should be an invaluable resource to federal and state policymakers alike.

Author : Timothy J. Conlan
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015014178746

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New Federalism by Timothy J. Conlan Pdf

By analyzing spending, regulatory, and tax policies, surprising differences are found in the goals and policies of the Nixon and Reagan ideologies. Nixon sought to use federalism reform as a means of diffusing governmental activism and improving governmental performance. Reagan, in contrast, used federalism reform initiatives to challenge government activism at every level. Conlan relates these developments to theories of the modern state and to the future of American federalism. No bibliography. Also available in paper, $15.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Peter M. Ward,Victoria Elizabeth Rodríguez,Enrique Cabrero Mendoza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173007413127

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New Federalism and State Government in Mexico by Peter M. Ward,Victoria Elizabeth Rodríguez,Enrique Cabrero Mendoza Pdf

Author : Kimberley S. Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Federal government
ISBN : 0691126747

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Governing the American State by Kimberley S. Johnson Pdf

Author : Samuel Seabury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCAL:B3639692

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The New Federalism by Samuel Seabury Pdf

Author : Timothy J. Conlan
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038506932

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New Federalism by Timothy J. Conlan Pdf

By analyzing spending, regulatory, and tax policies, surprising differences are found in the goals and policies of the Nixon and Reagan ideologies. Nixon sought to use federalism reform as a means of diffusing governmental activism and improving governmental performance. Reagan, in contrast, used federalism reform initiatives to challenge government activism at every level. Conlan relates these developments to theories of the modern state and to the future of American federalism. No bibliography. Also available in paper, $15.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Frank J. Thompson,Kenneth K. Wong,Barry G. Rabe
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815738206

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Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism by Frank J. Thompson,Kenneth K. Wong,Barry G. Rabe Pdf

How Trump has used the federal government to promote conservative policies The presidency of Donald Trump has been unique in many respects—most obviously his flamboyant personal style and disregard for conventional niceties and factual information. But one area hasn't received as much attention as it deserves: Trump's use of the “administrative presidency,” including executive orders and regulatory changes, to reverse the policies of his predecessor and advance positions that lack widespread support in Congress. This book analyzes the dynamics and unique qualities of Trump's administrative presidency in the important policy areas of health care, education, and climate change. In each of these spheres, the arrival of the Trump administration represented a hostile takeover in which White House policy goals departed sharply from the more “liberal” ideologies and objectives of key agencies, which had been embraced by the Obama administration. Three expert authors show how Trump has continued, and even expanded, the rise of executive branch power since the Reagan years. The authors intertwine this focus with an in-depth examination of how the Trump administration's hostile takeover has drastically changed key federal policies—and reshaped who gets what from government—in the areas of health care, education, and climate change. Readers interested in the institutions of American democracy and the nation's progress (or lack thereof) in dealing with pressing policy problems will find deep insights in this book. Of particular interest is the book's examination of how the Trump administration's actions have long-term implications for American democracy.

Author : Donald F. Kettl
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691234175

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The Divided States of America by Donald F. Kettl Pdf

"As James Madison led America's effort to write its Constitution, he made two great inventions-the separation of powers and federalism. The first is more famous, but the second was most essential because, without federalism, there could have been no United States of America. Federalism has always been about setting the balance of power between the federal government and the states-and that's revolved around deciding just how much inequality the country was prepared to accept in exchange for making piece among often-warring states. Through the course of its history, the country has moved through a series of phases, some of which put more power into the hands of the federal government, and some rested more power in the states. Sometimes this rebalancing led to armed conflict. The Civil War, of course, almost split the nation permanently apart. And sometimes it led to political battles. By the end of the 1960s, however, the country seemed to have settled into a quiet agreement that inequality was a prime national concern, that the federal government had the responsibility for addressing it through its own policies, and that the states would serve as administrative agents of that policy. But as that agreement seemed set, federalism drifted from national debate, just as the states began using their administrative role to push in very different directions. The result has been a rising tide of inequality, with the great invention that helped create the nation increasingly driving it apart"--

Author : Gordon Tullock,Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X002645039

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The New Federalist by Gordon Tullock,Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.) Pdf

How can government become more efficient? The answer, world-renowned economist Gordon Tullock explains, is to let governments compete with each other. This means allowing small communities to decide how much to tax and spend. Citizens can then "vote with their feet" and settle in the community that gives the best mix of services for tax dollars. Governments that remain inefficient will lose their tax base and be forced to mend their ways. Tullock masterfully explains how Canada could move toward such a system and the benefits Canadians would receive.

Author : Paul E. Peterson,Barry G. Rabe,Kenneth K. Wong
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815720492

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When Federalism Works by Paul E. Peterson,Barry G. Rabe,Kenneth K. Wong Pdf

Twenty years ago cooperative federalism, in the form of federal grant-in-aid programs administered by state and local governments, was applauded almost without reservation as the best means of helping the handicapped, the educationally disadvantaged, the poor, and other groups with special needs. More recently these same programs have been criticized for excessive regulations and red tape, bureaucratic ineptitude, and high cost. The criticisms have been used to justify efforts to curb federal domestic spending and terminate many grants-in-aid. In When Federalism Works, Paul E. Peterson, Barry G. Rabe, and Kenneth K. Wong examine the new conventional wisdom about federal grants. Through documentary research and hundreds of interviews with local, state, and federal administrators and elected officials, they consider the implementation and operation of federal programs for education, health care, and housing in four urban areas to learn which programs worked, when, and why. Why did rent subsidy programs encounter seemingly endless difficulties, while special education was a notable success? Why did compensatory education fare better in Milwaukee than in Baltimore? Among the factors the authors find significant are the extent to which a program is directed toward groups in need, the political and economic circumstances of the area in which it is implemented, and the degree of professionalism among those who administer it at all levels of government. When Federalism Works provides a solid introduction to the most important grant-in-aid programs of the past twenty years and a thoughtful assessment of where they might be going.

Author : Jane Perry Clark Carey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015010701152

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The Rise of a New Federalism by Jane Perry Clark Carey Pdf