Politics of Unfunded Mandates - Whither Federalism?

This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the politics behind the use of mandates requiring state and local governments to implement federal policy.Over the last twenty-five years, during both liberal and conservative eras, federal mandates have emerged as a resilient tool for advancing the interests of both political parties. Paul L. Posner explores the origins of these congressional mandates, what interests and needs they satisfy, whether mandate reform initiatives can be expected to alter their use, and the implications for federalism.This book reveals how mandates have changed the way policy is formed in the United States and the fundamental relationship between the federal government and the state and local governments.

About the author

Paul L. Posner is director of Federal Budget Issues at the U.S. General Accounting Office and an adjunct professor in the Graduate Public Policy Program at Georgetown University.

Summary

Offers a comprehensive analysis of the politics behind the use of mandates requiring state and local governments to implement federal policy. This book reveals how mandates have changed the way policy is formed in the United States and the fundamental relationship between the federal government and the state and local governments.

Product details

• Authors: Paul L. Posner, Paul L. (Director of MPA Program Posner
• Assisted by: Barry Rabe (Editor), John Tierney (Editor)
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 22
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.12.1998
• EAN: 9780878407088
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-708-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series; American Governance and Public; American Governance and Public Policy series; American Governance and Public
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education