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American Intergovernmental Relations Foundations, Perspectives, and Issues

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ISBN-10: 1452226296

ISBN-13: 9781452226293

Edition: 5th 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Laurence J. O′Toole, Robert (Rob) K. (Kay) Christensen

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With the addition of brand new co-editor, Robert Christensen, this trusted reader is back in a fresh and insightful fifth edition. To the general structure that has made American Intergovernmental Relations so enduring, the editors have added a new section that incorporates the importance of law and courts to intergovernmental relations. This new section explicitly grounds the study of intergovernmental relations to foundational Constitutional text and the dynamic role of the Supreme Court in interpreting constitutional powers. OÆToole and Christensen have also added new selections that cover societyÆs current and most pressing intergovernmental policy issues, including health care,…    
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Book details

List price: $151.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: CQ Press
Publication date: 11/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 440
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Laurence J. O'Toole Jr. is the Robert T. and Margaret Hughes Golembiewski Professor of Public Administration as well as Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs, at the University of Georgia. He received his Ph.D. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. He is the recipient of many teaching and research awards, and he is, most recently, coauthor of Public Management: Organizations, Governance, and Performance (2011).

Laurence J. O'Toole Jr. is the Robert T. and Margaret Hughes Golembiewski Professor of Public Administration as well as Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs, at the University of Georgia. He received his Ph.D. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. He is the recipient of many teaching and research awards, and he is, most recently, coauthor of Public Management: Organizations, Governance, and Performance (2011).Robert K. Christensen is a assistant professor of public administration in the Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and…    

Preface
American Intergovernmental Relations: An Overview
Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations
The Federal System
Models of National, State, and Local Relationships
The Paradox of the Middle Tier
Intergovernmental Management: A View from the Bottom
Review Questions
Legal Aspects of Intergovernmental Relations
The Constitution of the United States (Excerpts)
Federalist No. 39
What the Framers Meant by Federalism
Dead or Alive? The Federalism Revolution and its Meaning for Public Administration
Review Questions
Political Aspects of Intergovernmental Relations
Governments as Interest Groups
Trends and Issues in Interstate Cooperation
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs: More Influential than Ever
Ways of Achieving Federal Objectives
Beyond Preemption: Intergovernmental Partnerships to Enhance the New Economy
Report to the National Academy of Public Administration
Review Questions
Fiscal Aspects of Intergovernmental Relations
The Economics of Intergovernmental Grants
Federal Grants-in-Aid to State Governments: A Political Analysis
Entrepreneurial Cities, U.S. Federalism, and Economic Development
Why Categorical Grants?
U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Financing Local Government in a Changing World
Tense Commandments: Federal Prescriptions and City Problems
Taxes or Grants: What Revenue Source for Sub-central Governments?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Review Questions
Administrative Aspects of Intergovernmental Relations
The Techniques of Intergovernmental Regulation
U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
The Politics of Unfunded Mandates
Another Look at Bargaining and Negotiating in Intergovernmental Management
American Public Administration and Impacts of International Governance
Review Questions
Emerging Issues and Challenges: The Future of the Intergovernmental System
Homeland Security: The Federalism Challenge
Federalism by Waiver: Medicaid and the Transformation of Long-term Care
Medical Marijuana: Implementing Gonzales v. Raich U.S. Supreme Court Case and Selected Readings
October 19, 2009 Memorandum for Selected United States Attorneys
June 29, 2011 Memorandum for United States Attorneys
Policy Innovation or Vertical Integration? A View of Immigration Federalism from the States
National Health Care: National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
U.S. Supreme Court Case
Intergovernmental Relations and Federalism: its Past, Present and Future, and Does Anyone Care?
Review Questions
American Intergovernmental Relations: Concluding Thoughts
Index
About the Editors