Part 1 Control and power in central-local government relations: introduction - the context of intergovernmental relations, summary of events; some myths in central-local relations - the "conventional wisdom", the "conventional critique", the "conventional critique" revisited, some recent developments, the "forgotten dimensions" of central-local relations, conclusions; interorganizational analysis - the nature of the environment; the unit of analysis, organizational goals, power and exchange, consequences, conclusions; intergovernmental relations - from federalism to intergovernmental relations, bargaining, diplomacy and "topocrats", conclusions; a framework for analysis - figure - the analysis of interactions, ground - the distribution of power, rules, interests and values, concluding discussion - the rationality of ambiguous confusion. Part 2 From institutions to policy to individuals: "power dependence" theories of central-local relations - a critical assessment - critical appraisal, towards a theoretical reconstruction, conclusions -what has been achieved?; new directions in the study of policy networks - a typology of policy networks, key issues, conclusions - new directions; analyzing networks - from typologies of institutions to narratives of beliefs - developments in the study of policy networks, deconstructing networks, reconstructing networks, conclusions.
