A New and Reinvigorated Research Agenda for U.S. Local Governments
Note: This is an excerpt of the article, which was originally published in the State and Local Government Review. The piece has been edited for conciseness. Two out of the
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City Limits: What Do Local-Area Minimum Wages Do?
To date, 42 cities in the United States have instituted minimum wages above the state or federal level. Of these cities, 22 have a minimum wage that is $15 per
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3 Keys to Getting the Federalism Conversation Going Again
DONALD F. KETTL, OCTOBER 15, 2020 The crippled response to COVID-19 is just one example of why we need to revive our ability to sort out the roles of the
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A Forum for Federalism That’s Sorely Missed
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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American Federalism 2019-20: Polarized and Punitive Intergovernmental Relations
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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Visualizing the Economic and Fiscal Geography of the United States
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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An Economic Geography of the United States: From Commutes to Megaregions
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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Bridging the Urban–Rural Divide
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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Principles of Home Rule for the 21st Century
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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Reinventing American Democracy For The 21st Century
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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How do partisan views and ideology relate to Americans’ support for decentralization?
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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A feud over local taxes turns into a referendum on government itself
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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