State devolution in America
Subtitle: implications for a diverse society
By: edited by Lynn A. Staeheli, Janet E. Kodras, Colin Flint.
Contributors: Staeheli, Lynn A.; Kodras, Janet E.; Flint, Colin; Association of American Geographers. Meeting
Series: Urban affairs annual reviews,; 48; Urban affairs annual reviews ;; v. 48.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
Subjects: Decentralization in government -- United States.; Local government -- United States.; State-local relations -- United States.; Federal government -- United States.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1993-2001.; United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Initial versions of these chapters were papers presented at a series of panel meetings at the 1996 annual meeting of the AAG held in Charlotte, North Carolina"--P. xi.
Table of contents: title: State restructuring, political opportunism, and capital mobility / Robert W. Lake; title: Economic globalization and income inequality in the United States / John O'Loughlin; title: Globalization and social restructuring of the American population : geographies of exclusion and vulnerability / Janet E. Kodras; title: Citizenship and the search for community / Lynn A. Staeheli; title: Restructuring the state : devolution, privatization, and the geographic redistribution of power and capacity in governance / Janet E. Kodras; title: How federal cutbacks affect the charitable sector / Julian Wolpert; title: State restructuring and the importance of "Rights-Talk" / Don Mitchell; title: Fair or foul? : Remaking agricultural policy for the 21st century / Brian Page; title: Back to the future in labor relations : from the New Deal to Newt's deal / Andrew Herod; title: Responsibility, regulation, and retrenchment : the end of welfare? / Meghan Cope; title: Transnationalism, nationalism, and international migration : the changing role and relevance of the state / Richard Wright; title: Education policy and the 104th congress / Fred M. Shelley; title: Environmental policy and government restructuring / Marvin Waterstone; title: Conclusion : Regional collective memories and the ideology of state restructuring / Colin Flint.