DONALD F. KETTL, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 A tiny agency did important work on our intergovernmental system for decades. It’s unlikely that the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations can be revived,
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Federalism scholars have long been interested in the degree of collaboration or adversarialism that characterizes relationships between central and subnational governments. In the U.S. context, scholars have extensively examined concepts
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Jamie Boex and Mackenzie Maschka (August 17, 2020) In pursuit of the ideal to form a more perfect Union, there is a need to understand American federalism and intergovernmental relations
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For numerous reasons, ranging from the widening scale of labor markets to the integration of capital flows, many observers have suggested that the economic geography of the United Statesis now
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In recent years, newspaper headlines and commentators have bemoaned a growing “urban–rural divide,” characterized by stark differences in political and social attitudes that appear to be fueled, at least in
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Cities, counties, and towns are on the front lines of America’s most pressing problems. Local governments today are responsible for protecting our health and safety and are increasingly called to
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A healthy constitutional democracy depends on a virtuous cycle in which responsive political institutions foster a healthy civic culture of participation and responsibility, while a healthy civic culture—a combination of
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A research study published in the latest issue of Public Administration Review analyzes Americans’ preferences for making policy at the national versus the subnational level. Relying on a Pew Research
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For more than a year, the residents of Amelia, just outside Cincinnati, Ohio, have been consumed by a fiery debate over a proposal to impose a new local tax of
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The Census of Governments occurs every 5 years, covering all active state and local government units in the U.S. The 2017 Census of Governments, similar to those taken since 1957,
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Cities are the right frame for tackling many of our most important problems, from concentrated poverty to housing affordability, from economic opportunity to more sustainable living. But enamored as we
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Over the past few years, new research and major political and business events have combined to make Americans more attentive to how place shapes economic and social outcomes. Back in
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