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From Revenue Sharing to Deficit Sharing
Bruce A. Wallin
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Description for From Revenue Sharing to Deficit Sharing
Paperback. Once hailed as a revolutionary change in US federal aid policy that would return power to state and local governments, General Revenue Sharing was politically dead a decade later. This title offers the history of the General Revenue Sharing program - why it passed, why state and local governments used it the way they did, and why it died. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; KFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 255.
Once hailed as a revolutionary change in U.S. federal aid policy that would return power to state and local governments, "General Revenue Sharing" was politically dead a decade later. Bruce A. Wallin now offers the only complete history of the General Revenue Sharing program - why it passed, why state and local governments used it the way they did, and why it died. He examines its unique role in the history of U.S. federalism and explores its relevance to intergovernmental aid policy at the turn of a new century. This book is crucial to understanding the changed environment of U.S. ... Read more
Once hailed as a revolutionary change in U.S. federal aid policy that would return power to state and local governments, "General Revenue Sharing" was politically dead a decade later. Bruce A. Wallin now offers the only complete history of the General Revenue Sharing program - why it passed, why state and local governments used it the way they did, and why it died. He examines its unique role in the history of U.S. federalism and explores its relevance to intergovernmental aid policy at the turn of a new century. This book is crucial to understanding the changed environment of U.S. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
American Governance and Public Policy Series
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878406999
SKU
V9780878406999
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About Bruce A. Wallin
Bruce A. Wallin is an assistant professor at Northeastern University. He was senior research analyst at the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
Reviews for From Revenue Sharing to Deficit Sharing
An incisive analysis of the legislative struggle to institute revenue sharing, the politics of its reauthorization, and finally, its termination ... an extremely well done case study of intergovernmental relations and the legislative process, offering keen insights into why things happened as they did ... The book will be a valuable addition to courses in intergovernmental relations. It is a ... Read more