State Devolution in America: Implications for a Diverse Society

by Lynn A. Staeheli (Editor), Janet E. Kodras (Editor), Colin R. (Robert) Flint (Editor)

Overview

The contributors to this volume analyze the impetus, nature and impact of state devolution in the United States. While debates over such changes typically centre on economic, political, and social change, the contributors shift the debate to an examination of the complex geographical implications of devolution.

In a society territorially fragmented and diverse as exists in the US, changes in the form and function of government are experienced differently in different parts of the country. This volume details the outcomes of restructuring and explores how the redistribution of resources and responsibilities affects the lives of all Americans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761908791
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/20/1997
Series:	Urban Affairs Annual Reviews , #48
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - Lynn A Staeheli, Janet E Kodras and Colin Flint
PART ONE: SOURCES OF STATE CHANGE
State Restructuring, Political Opportunism and Capital Mobility - Robert W Lake
Economic Gobalization and Income Inequality in the United States - John O'Loughlin
Globalization and Social Restructuring of the American Population - Janet E Kodras
Geographies of Exclusion and Vulnerability
Citizenship and the Search for Community - Lynn A Staeheli
PART TWO: TRANSFORMING THE POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE
Restructuring the State - Janet E Kodras
Devolution, Privatization and the Geographic Redistribution of Power and Capacity in Governance
How Federal Cutbacks Affect the Charitable Sector - Julian Wolpert
State Restructuring and the Importance of ‘Rights-Talk' - Don Mitchell
PART THREE: IMPLICATIONS OF STATE CHANGE
FAIR or Foul? Remaking Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century - Brian Page
Back to the Future in Labor Relations - Andrew Herod
From the New Deal to Newt's Deal
Responsibility, Regulation and Retrenchment - Meghan Cope
The End of Welfare?
Transnationalism, Nationalism and International Migration - Richard Wright
The Changing Role and Relevance of the State
Education Policy and the 104th Congress - Fred M Shelley
Environmental Policy and Government Restructuring - Marvin Waterstone
Conclusion - Colin Flint
Regional Collective Memories and the Ideology of State Restructuring