American intergovernmental relations : foundations, perspectives, and issues / Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr., editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

American Intergovernmental Relations: An Overview -- Pt. I. Historical and Theoretical Perspectives. 1. Federalist No. 39 / James Madison. 2. What the Framers Meant by Federalism / Martin Diamond. 3. The Federal System / Morton Grodzins. 4. The Condition of American Federalism: An Historian's View / Harry N. Scheiber. 5. Models of National, State, and Local Relationships / Deil S. Wright. 6. Federalism / William H. Riker. 7. A Note on Ideology / William H. Riker -- Pt. II. Political Aspects of Intergovernmental Relations. 8. Governmental Diversity: Bane of the Grants Strategy in the United States / Robert D. Reischauer. 9. Governments as Interest Groups / Anne Marie Cammisa. 10. Lobbying for the Good Old Days / Jonathan Walters. 11. State Government Influence in the National Policy Process: Lessons from the 104th Congress / John Dinan. 12. The Preemption Beast: The Gorilla That Swallows State Laws / Ellen Perlman.

13. Federal Coalitions for Federal Programs / Thomas J. Anton. 14. The Impact of United States volume Lopez on Intergovernmental Relations: A Preliminary Assessment / Kenneth T. Palmer and Edward B. Laverty. 15. Ways of Achieving Federal Objectives / Martha Derthick -- Pt. III. Fiscal Aspects of Intergovernmental Relations. 16. Significant Features of Fiscal Federalism: Highlights / American Council on Intergovernmental Relations, with the Cooperation of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 17. The Economics of Intergovernmental Grants / George F. Break. 18. Federal Grants-in-Aid to State Governments: A Political Analysis / Phillip Monypenny. 19. Entrepreneurial Cities, U.S. Federalism, and Economic Development / Alberta M. Sbragia. 20. Why Categorical Grants? / U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. 21. The Road to South Carolina: Intergovernmental Tax Immunity and the Constitutional Status of Federalism / Margaret T. Wrightson.

22. Federalism and Reductions in the Federal Budget / John M. Quigley and Daniel L. Rubinfeld -- Pt. IV. Administrative Aspects of Intergovernmental Relations. 23. The Techniques of Intergovernmental Regulation / U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. 24. The Role of Federal Mandates in Intergovernmental Relations: Draft Report / Staff of U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. 25. The Politics of Unfunded Mandates / Paul L. Posner. 26. The Other War over Mandates / David Hosansky. 27. Strengthening the Partnership in Intergovernmental Service Delivery / National Performance Review, Office of the Vice President. 28. Hooking Leviathan - or Rediscovering Government? / John J. DiIulio, Jr. and Donald F. Kettl -- Pt. V. The Future of the Intergovernmental System. 29. The Idea of the Nation / Samuel H. Beer. 30. State Power Needn't Be Resurrected Because It Never Died / Morton Keller.

31. New Federalism and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relationships: The Implications for Health Policy / Thomas J. Anton. 32. Articulating a "New Nationalism" in American Social Policy / Bruce S. Jansson and Susan Smith. 33. The Future of Reform / Timothy Conlan -- American Intergovernmental Relations: Concluding Thoughts.

"When acid rain from industrial air pollution damages the natural resources of communities located hundreds of miles away, who should be responsible? When national tax reform takes a toll on the finances of states, what should be done? These are but a few of the controversies that arise from the American system of federalism - a complex and interdependent system of more than 85,000 federal, state, and local governments.