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9780815770244

The Price of Federalism

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    9780815770244

  • ISBN10:

    0815770243

  • Edition: 20th
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1995-05-01
  • Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
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Summary

In this timely book, Peterson examines which level of government should be responsible for the specific programs and recommends that more responsibility should be placed in the hands of the states and other localities.

Author Biography

Paul E. Peterson is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government at Harvard University and director of Harvard's Center for American Political Studies.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. vii
Author's Prefacep. xi
The Evolution of Modern Federalismp. 1
Functional and Legislative Theories of Federalismp. 16
The Changing Federal Systemp. 50
Why States Choose Different Policiesp. 85
Welfare: a Race to the Bottom?p. 108
National Grants: Is Equity Possible?p. 129
Big Cities: Is the Problem Financial?p. 153
Reducing the Price of Federalismp. 175
Appendixp. 197
Notesp. 203
Referencesp. 219
Indexp. 233
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