
State-Local Governmental Interactions
Joseph F. Zimmerman(Author)
State University of New York Press
Published on 2. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-4384-4170-2 (ISBN)
Description
Examines the little-explored topic of relations between state governments and their respective local governments.
Relations between state governments and their respective local governments are of crucial importance, yet they have remained largely unexplored by scholars. This neglect is all the more surprising in light of the fact that most public services are provided directly to citizens by general-purpose local governments, who are themselves subject to varying degrees of control by their respective state governments.
In State-Local Governmental Interactions, Joseph F. Zimmerman builds on work conducted for the US Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations pertaining to local government discretionary authority, intergovernmental service agreements, state and federal mandates, and voluntary and state-mandated transfers of functional responsibility. He demonstrates that the degree of control states exercise over their political subdivisions varies greatly, from very tight control in Vermont to relatively little control in Maine. Particular emphasis is placed on the legal relationships between a state and its various types of political subdivisions. The volume concludes with recommendations for the establishment of a state-local governmental partnership.
Relations between state governments and their respective local governments are of crucial importance, yet they have remained largely unexplored by scholars. This neglect is all the more surprising in light of the fact that most public services are provided directly to citizens by general-purpose local governments, who are themselves subject to varying degrees of control by their respective state governments.
In State-Local Governmental Interactions, Joseph F. Zimmerman builds on work conducted for the US Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations pertaining to local government discretionary authority, intergovernmental service agreements, state and federal mandates, and voluntary and state-mandated transfers of functional responsibility. He demonstrates that the degree of control states exercise over their political subdivisions varies greatly, from very tight control in Vermont to relatively little control in Maine. Particular emphasis is placed on the legal relationships between a state and its various types of political subdivisions. The volume concludes with recommendations for the establishment of a state-local governmental partnership.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Albany, NY
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-4170-2 (9781438441702)
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Joseph F. Zimmerman is Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York. His many books include Regulating the Business of Insurance in a Federal System; Congress: Facilitator of State Action; The Government and Politics of New York State: Second Edition; and Horizontal Federalism: Interstate Relations, all published by SUNY Press.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. State Governments and Their Political Subdivisions
2. The State-Local Government Legal Relationship
3. State-Local Fiscal Relations
4. State-Mandated Local Government Expenditure Distortions
5. State Responses to Local Government Problems
6. The Federal Influence
7. A Partnership Approach
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
1. State Governments and Their Political Subdivisions
2. The State-Local Government Legal Relationship
3. State-Local Fiscal Relations
4. State-Mandated Local Government Expenditure Distortions
5. State Responses to Local Government Problems
6. The Federal Influence
7. A Partnership Approach
Notes
Bibliography
Index