Federal-State-Local Relations: Trends of the Past Decade and Emerging Issues

Abstract

Federal-state-local relations have changed significantly over the past decade. Events and trends causing these changes have had both positive and negative effects on the capacity of state and local governments to carry out their responsibilities across a range of domestic programs and policies. This report discusses how changed federalism policies and federal budgetary retrenchment have worked to broaden the role of the states in the intergovernmental system, while federal regulatory trends have lessened state discretion but not state responsibilities. The report then links these factors to three emerging issues that the Congress should be aware of as it seeks to address the budget deficit and pursue other national priorities

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA280710

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Economic Development
  • Environmental Protection
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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  • Economics
  • Government and Public Administration Law.