Intergovernmental relations in transition : reflections and directions / edited by Carl W. Stenberg and David K. Hamilton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intergovernmental relations in transition / David K. Hamilton and Carl W. Stenberg -- Intergovernmental relations in the early 21st century : lingering images of earlier phases or emergence of a new phase? / J. Edwin Benton -- Why coercion and cooperation coexist in American federalism / John Kincaid -- Why we fight : conflict and "coping" in 21st century intergovernmental relations / Brendan F. Burke and Jeffrey L. Brudney -- Scarcity and the federal system / Paul L. Posner -- Putting the "R" back in IGR : the Great Recession and intergovernmental "relationships" / Bruce J. Perlman, Michael J. Scicchitano, and Yahong Zhang -- Partisan polarization, administrative capacity, and state discretion in the Affordable Care Act / Dale Krane and Shihyun Noh -- The diffusion of federal regulation through contracts : the case of food safety policy / Jocelyn M. Johnston and Rebecca Yurman -- Clean energy and growth through state and local implementation / Benjamin H. Deitchman -- Bottom-up federalism : an examination of U.S. local governments' climate change policy / Benoy Jacob, Brian Gerber, and Sam Gallaher -- The legislative transformation of state-local relations / Ann O'M. Bowman and Richard C. Kearney -- Pulling the lever : the states' role in catalyzing local change / Ricardo S. Morse and Carl W. Stenberg -- Professional development applied projects: state-level laboratories of democracy / Susan Paddock -- The unraveling of the intergovernmental system : a practitioner's observations / Donald Borut -- American federalism without a system of intergovernmental relations / Parris N. Glendening -- Back to the future? / Carl W. Stenberg and David K. Hamilton.

"The field of intergovernmental relations has changed substantially in the past two decades, and it holds a critical and evolving role in the US federal system as well as in public policy and management. Building upon the legacy of Deil S. Wright's scholarship, this collection of essays by distinguished scholars, emerging thought leaders, and experienced practitioners chronicles and analyzes some of the tensions and pressures that have contributed to the current state of intergovernmental relations. Although rarely commanding media attention by name, intergovernmental relations are being elevated in the public discourse through policy issues dominating headlines and addressed in this book, including health insurance exchanges under the now-threatened Affordable Care Act, the roles of the federal, state, and local governments in K-12 education, recent controversies over campus sexual assaults, state legalization of medical and recreational marijuana use, and civil unrest over police killings of African-Americans bringing renewed calls for federal civil-rights intervention and criticisms of the federal government's role in militarizing local police. Contributors emphasize interpretation and assessment of the impacts of these issues on the future directions of the intergovernmental relations field. This book will serve as an ideal textbook for courses on intergovernmental relations and federalism, and will be of use to practitioners, nonprofit organizations involved in public policy and management, and civic organizations who are players in intergovernmental management"-- Provided by publisher.