American Intergovernmental Relations Today

American Intergovernmental Relations provides a broad survey of the system's historical development and its current structure, combining editorial comment with a selection of readings that range from classic documents to analyses of today's most pressing intergovernmental issues and disputes."--BOOK JACKET.

Covers recent developments in constitutional law affecting federalism; the effects of budgetary constraints and cutbacks on state and local governments and lobbying groups. Also includes a study of CHA ( Chicago Housing Authority) site selection and tenant assignment policies from 1963 through June 1971 which found that CHA operated its federal programs in a racially discriminatory manner. Examines the Gautreaux v. CHA court case, the CHA operation of its programs, the federal role and regulations and offers findings based on this investigation.

The field of intergovernmental relations has changed substantially over the past five decades. It maintains a critical and evolving role in the US federal system as well as in public policy and administration. Building upon the legacy of Deil S.Wright’s scholarship, this collection of essays by distinguished scholars, emerging thought leaders, and experienced practitioners chronicles and analyzes some of the tensions and pressures that have contributed to the current state of intergovernmental relations and management. Although rarely commanding media attention by name, intergovernmental relations is being elevated in the public discourse through policy issues dominating the headlines. Many of these intergovernmental issues are addressed in this book, including health insurance exchanges under the now-threatened Affordable Care Act, and the roles of the federal, state, and local governments in food safety, energy, and climate change.Contributors interpret and assess the impacts of these and other issues on the future directions of intergovernmental relations and management. This book will serve as an ideal text for courses on intergovernmental relations and federalism, and will be of interest to government practitioners and civic and nonprofit organization leaders involved in public policy and management.