ABSTRACT
Exploring the consequences of federal devolution on state budgets, this work deals with three major areas of concern: the effect of moving large numbers of welfare recipients into labour markets; the planned federal reforms in the health care field; and trends in federal aid.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|30 pages
New Opportunities/Nagging Questions
The Politics of State Policymaking in the 1990s
chapter 5|32 pages
Growing State Economies
How Taxes and Public Services Affect Private-Sector Performance
chapter 9|11 pages
Revenue Sharing as a Public Investment
Why Unrestricted Aid to Local Governments Will Stimulate Municipal Capital Expenditures
