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The design and use of federal grants-in-aid to state and local
governments have posed policy choices for every presidential
administration since that of Lyndon B. Johnson. The papers in this
volume describe the decisions these administrations have made,
analyze why only some of these choices prevailed politically, and
explain how large amounts of federal aid have affected local
governments.These studies mark the final chapter in a major
research effort carried out by the Brookings Governmental Studies
program to evaluate the effects of general revenue sharing and
other broad-based forms of aid that were introduced in the early
1970s. Kenneth T. Palmer traces the major steps in the evolution of
grants-in-aid since the Johnson administration. Lawrence D. Brown's
essay on the politics of devolution examines the successes and
failures of innovative grant policies such as revenue sharing and
block grants. James W. Fossett, writing on the politics of
dependence, analyzes the effect of the massive expansion of federal
grants to the large cities in the 1970s.
Remote and thinly populated, Maine was long insulated from many of
the demographic and economic trends of states to the south. "Maine
Politics and Government" traces recent changes in the state's
system as agriculture, manufacturing, and maritime trades have
ceded dominance to high-tech businesses, extensive commercial
development, and an expanding governmental sector. This compact
overview of Maine politics and government describes how the state's
history and political culture have shaped its political processes,
its governing institutions, and its public-policy priorities. It
also highlights the shift in the role of Maine's governments in the
past half century--from low-service entities to administrators of a
broad range of public policies. The authors consider the impact of
the influx of newcomers along the southern Maine coast, serious
financial issues involving burdensome taxation, the pressing need
to make the nearly five hundred units of local government more
efficient, and problems attending the spread of suburbs throughout
the state. Fully updated and expanded, this second edition provides
a wealth of new material--maps, case studies, updated demographic
information, treatment of new policies and health-care plans, and
an overview of the administrations of the two most recent
governors.
Since the early 1990s, whether elected representatives at the state
and national levels should be limited to a specific term of office
has been a contentious public policy question. Changing Members
examines the case of Maine, which in 1996 became the first state in
the entire nation where legislative term limits took effect in both
chambers. Authors Matthew C. Moen, Kenneth T. Palmer, and Richard
J. Powell have combined original survey data collected from Maine's
legislators, several dozen interviews with legislators and other
political elites, and participant observation of committee and
floor proceedings to provide a complete picture of the new term
limits' effects. Challenging conventional thinking on term limits
and offering predictions of their likely impact in other states
with citizens' legislatures, Changing Members is an essential
source for citizens, elected officials and government workers, and
scholars of political science.
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