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From New Federalism to Devolution
Twenty-Five Years of Intergovernmental Reform
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2010
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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.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-1532-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-1561-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
374
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1. Federalism Reform and the Modern State No access Pages 1 - 18
2. The Origins of Nixon's New Federalism No access Pages 19 - 35
3. The Fragmented Politics of Block Grants No access Pages 36 - 64
4. The Unique Politics of General Revenue Sharing No access Pages 65 - 76
5. The National Dimensions of Nixon's New Federalism No access Pages 77 - 92
6. The Context of Reagan's Federalism No access Pages 93 - 109
7. The Implicit Federalism of Reagan's Fiscal Policies No access Pages 110 - 140
8. Federal Aid: Budgets and Block Grants in the 1980s No access Pages 141 - 169
9. Comprehensive Federalism Reform: The Missing Chapter No access Pages 170 - 190
10. Regulatory Federalism under Reagan No access Pages 191 - 211
11. Reform Interregnum: The Bush and Early Clinton Years No access Pages 212 - 229
12. A Devolution Revolution? Federalism in the 104th Congress No access Pages 230 - 256
13. Evolutionary Devolution: The Saga of Mandates and Welfare Reform No access Pages 257 - 292
14. Intergovernmental Reform and the Future of Federalism No access Pages 293 - 316
