num_pages: 176
description: This book provides a long-term perspective on policies regarding intergovernmental grants in the US since the 1970s. This period spans six presidential administrations and encompasses a diverse set of political and economic conditions. Containing original research, this book contributes to critical assessments of intergovernmental grant issues such &gt; The author's empirical analyses are based on a unique data set of US federal intergovernmental grants and cover a range of programs, including transportation, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and community development and welfare. The book is a rich source of material on intergovernmental grants and fiscal relations for scholars and practitioners in public policy, political science, economics and public finance.
language: English
title: Federal Intergovernmental Grants and the States: Managing Devolution
titlecomplete: Federal Intergovernmental Grants and the States: Managing Devolution (Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State-local Finance series)
publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing