Networked governance : the future of intergovernmental management / editors, Jack W. Meek, Kurt Thurmaier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meek, Jack W.

Thurmaier, Kurt M., 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--United States.

Federal government.

Central-local government relations.

United States.

Central-local government relations--United States.

Intergovernmental fiscal relations--United States.

Intergovernmental fiscal relations.

Intergovernmental cooperation--United States.

Intergovernmental cooperation.

Physical Description:

xxv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE/CQ Press, [2012]

Summary:

Scholars of political science and public administration explore some facets of cooperation between governments--especially between different levels of government in the US--from a theoretical perspective, then actual practitioners respond. The topics include the rise of social welfare and onward march of coercive federalism, reframing the political and legal relationship between local governments and regional institutions, disaster response 2020, performance measurement and accountability in the intergovernmental system in 2020, challenges of interdependence and coordination in the bilateral agenda of Mexico and the US, and the evolution of sustainable cities as a metropolitan policy challenge. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part I New Realities of Fiscal Federalism

1 The Rise of Social Welfare and Onward March of Coercive Federalism / John Kincaid Kincaid, John, Lafayette College College, Lafayette 8

The Fiscal Crisis and Social Welfare Spending 10

Enduring Coercive Federalism 13

Cooperative Intergovernmental Sinews of Coercive Federalism 25

Shades of Dual Federalism in State Activism 28

Conclusion 30

References 31

1.1 A Practitioner Responds 34

Social Welfare Spending Dominates / Raymond C. Scheppach, Executive Director of the National Governors Association

The Great Recession and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 34

Health-Care Reform 35

Conclusion 37

Notes 38

References 38

2 State-City and State-County Fiscal Relations: A Look at the Past and Present, and a Glimpse at the Future / J. Edwin Benton Benton, J. Edwin 39

Context for State-Local Relations 41

Municipal and County Government Revenue Sources 45

The State Mandate Issue 50

State-Local Relations in 2020 52

Conclusion 59

Notes 61

References 61

2.1 A Practitioner Responds 64

Making Crisis an Opportunity / Raymond C. Scheppach Scheppach, Raymond C.

The Great Recession 65

Health-Care Reform 66

The "New Normal" 66

The State and Local Response 67

References 69

Part II From Interjurisdictional Cooperation to Collaboration

3 Administrative Strategies for a Networked World: Intergovernmental Relations in 2020 / Christopher Koliba Koliba, Christopher 70

Intergovernmental Relations Networks 71

Administrative Strategies Needed in Intergovernmental Relations Networks 74

An Education Gap? 85

Conclusion 90

References 91

3.1 A Practitioner Responds 94

Information and Power in a Networked Administrative State / Keith Schildt Schildt, Keith

Central Themes and Relevancy 94

Summary 96

References 96

4 Refraining the Political and Legal Relationship between Local Governments and Regional Institutions / David Y. Miller Miller, David Y., Raymond W. Cox III Cox, Raymond W. III 97

Theories of Local Government 99

Metropolitan Government 103

The European Union as a Model 110

Lessons for Metropolitan and Regional Governance 112

The Role of the States 114

A New Era of Cooperation 115

Notes 117

References 117

4.1 A Practitioner Responds 120

Home Rule and Regional Governance-Shall the "Twain" Ever Meet? / Stephen G. Harding Harding, Stephen G.

Comments and Observations 121

Relevance to Regionalism 123

A Word about Economic Development 125

Conclusion 125

References 126

Part III The Challenges for the New Intergovernmental Manager

5 Agency Forms and Reforms: Institutional Design for State-Centric Networks and Block Grant Administration / Brian K. Collins Collins, Brian K. 127

Boundary-Spanning Management in Block Grant Administration 128

A Case Study of State-Level Agency Reform: The Texas Capital Development Fund 135

Discussion and Conclusion 143

References 144

5.1 A Practitioner Responds 146

The Promise of Reform and Local Agency Capacity / Terrell E. Ford Ford, Terrell E.

Key Themes and Arguments 146

Conclusion 148

Reference 149

6 Disaster Response 2020: A Look into the Future / William Lester Lester, William 150

Understanding the Background 151

Cooperation versus Collaboration 154

The National Response Framework and National Incident Management System: A Catalyst for Change? 160

Disaster Response in 2020 163

Conclusion 168

References 170

6.1 A Practitioner Responds 172

The New Intergovernmental Role and the Necessity for Organizational Duality: References / R. Leon Churchill Churchill, R. Leon 174

7 Performance Measurement and Accountability in the Intergovernmental System in 2020 / Beryl A. Radin Radin, Beryl A. 175

Early Expectations 176

Federal Performance Requirements 177

Government Performance and Results Act: The Original and Driving Force of the Federal Performance Effort 179

Program Assessment Rating Tool: The Bush Administration's Performance Effort 180

Accountability in Intergovernmental Programs 183

What about the Obama Approach? 186

Looking into the Crystal Ball 187

References 190

7.1 A Practitioner Responds 192

The Promise and Realities of Performance Measurement and Accountability / Elizabeth G. Hill Hill, Elizabeth G.

Radin's Central Arguments 192

Comments 193

References 195

8 Managing Externalization: New Intergovernmental Roles for Public Managers / Robert Agranoff Agranoff, Robert 196

Four Waves of Intergovernmental Relations 197

Seven Challenges of Management 202

Summary: Actors and Roles in Network Intergovernmental Management 216

Conclusion 219

References 220

8.1 A Practitioner Responds 224

Networks and Hierarchies Can Coexist / R. Leon Churchill Churchill, R. Leon

Part IV Responding to the Global Context

9 International Intergovernmental Relations and Impacts on American Federalism / Beverly A. Cigler Cigler, Beverly A. 227

Internationalizing Federalism 227

Rationale for State and Local Government International Activism 230

Arguments against State and Local International Activities 237

Continuing Constitutional Ambiguity despite Supreme Court Decisions 240

Suggestions for a Research Agenda 244

References 246

10 The Challenges of Interdependence and Coordination in the Bilateral Agenda: Mexico and the United States / Mauricio Covarrubias Covarrubias, Mauricio 249

Interdependence, Complex Social Problems, and Federalism 250

Interdependence within and between Federations: Mexico and the United States 256

Addressing the Binational Issues: Arenas of Coordination 258

Sectoral and Intersectoral Coordination 261

Intergovernmental Coordination 262

The Border 264

Congressional Arena 267

Conclusion 269

References 271

10.1 A Practitioner Responds 273

Hidden Tiger: The View from the State and Local Government Lair / Elizabeth K. Kellar Kellar, Elizabeth K.

The Ups and Downs of Intergovernmental Institutions 273

Cross-Border Tensions and Legal Disputes 275

Intergovernmental Perspectives with International Implications 278

Could Performance Metrics Help Strengthen the Intergovernmental Partnership? 279

References 280

11 The Evolution of Sustainable Cities as a Metropolitan Policy Challenge / Eric S. Zeemering Zeemering, Eric S., Juan M. Romero Romero, Juan M. 281

Sustainable Cities as a Metropolitan Challenge 283

The Intergovernmental Problem for Sustainable Development 285

Examining the Challenge in the San Francisco Bay Area 290

Intergovernmental Relations for Sustainable Communities 296

Notes 298

References 299

11.1 A Practitioner Responds 303

Sustainability: A View from the Trenches / Jill Boone Boone, Jill

Vertical Intergovernmental Relations Challenges-Coordination and Capacity 304

Horizontal Intergovernmental Relations-Shared Values, Correct Scale, and Collaborative Process 306

Future Research 307

References 308

12 Conclusion: The Future of Intergovernmental Relations in Networked Governance / Jack W. Meek Meek, Jack W., Kurt Thurmaier Thurmaier, Kurt 310

Enduring Issues: Fiscal Tensions and Shared Sovereignty 310

Increasing Horizontal Complexity for Networked Governance 313

Intergovernmental Relations in a Global Context 315

Final Thoughts 318.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781452203256

1452203253

OCLC:

722843597