Intergovernmental Management for the 21st Century Book

Foreword Alice M. Rivlin Rivlin, Alice M.

1 Introduction: Intergovernmental Management and the Challenges Ahead Timothy J. Conlan Conlan, Timothy J. Paul L. Posner Posner, Paul L. 1

Pt. I Framing the Intergovernmental Debate

2 Updating Theories of American Federalism Richard P. Nathan Nathan, Richard P. 13

3 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Evolution of American Federalism Timothy J. Conlan Conlan, Timothy J. 26

4 Intergovernmental Finance in the New Global Economy: An Integrated Approach Raymond C. Scheppach Scheppach, Raymond C. Frank Shafroth Shafroth, Frank 42

Pt. II Testing the Intergovernmental System: Issues and Challenges

5 Developing a National Homeland Security System: An Urgent and Complex Task in Intergovernmental Relations Charles R. Wise Wise, Charles R. Rania Nader Nader, Rania 77

6 Accountability and Innovation: New Directions in Education Policy and Management Kenneth K. Wong Wong, Kenneth K. 102

7 Welfare Reform: A Devolutionary Success? Jocelyn M. Johnston Johnston, Jocelyn M. 124

8 Medicaid waivers: License to Shape the Future of Fiscal Federalism Carol S. Weissert Weissert, Carol S. William G. Weissert Weissert, William G. 157

9 Regionalism and Global Climate Change Policy: Revisiting Multistate Collaboration as an Intergovernmental Management Tool Barry G. Rabe Rabe, Barry G. 176

Pt. III Issues of Governance in the Intergovernmental System

10 From Oversight to Insight: Federal Agencies as Learning Leaders in the Information Age Shelley H. Metzenbaum Metzenbaum, Shelley H. 209

11 Performance Management and Intergovernmental Relations Beryl A. Radin Radin, Beryl A. 243

12 Block Grants andDevolution: A Future Tool? Carl W. Stenberg Stenberg, Carl W. 263

13 Mandates: The Politics of Coercive Federalism Paul L. Posner Posner, Paul L. 286

14 Intergovernmental Lobbying: How Opportunistic Actors Create a Less Structured and Balanced Federal System Troy E. Smith Smith, Troy E. 310

15 Conclusion: Managing Complex Problems in a Compound Republic Paul L. Posner Posner, Paul L. Timothy J. Conlan Conlan, Timothy J. 338

Contributors 353

Index 35