03680nam a2200433 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003900112020003600151020003800187020003500225040002100260035002100281043001200302050002300314082001900337245013200356260005500488300002400543500006200567504005100629505151800680520041702198533015202615650003902767650005502806650005102861650005502912655002902967700002302996700002003019710004703039710001703086856012603103999001703229ebr10338431CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||080408s2008    dcua    sb    001 0 eng    z  2008015705  z9780815715429 (cloth : alk. paper)  z0815715420 (cloth : alk. paper)  z9780815715412 (pbk. : alk. paper)  z0815715412 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)567901364  an-us---14aJK325b.I55 2008eb04a352.14097322200aIntergovernmental management for the twenty-first centuryh[electronic resource] /cTimothy J. Conlan, Paul L. Posner, editors.  aWashington, D.C. :bBrookings Institution,cc2008.  axiv, 368 p. :bill.  a"Sponsored by National Academy of Public Administration."  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aIntroduction : intergovernmental management and the challenges ahead / Timothy J. Conlan and Paul L. Posner -- Updating theories of American federalism / Richard P. Nathan -- Between a rock and a hard place : the evolution of American federalism / Timothy J. Conlan -- Intergovernmental finance in the new global economy : an integrated approach / Raymond C. Scheppach and Frank Shafroth -- Developing a national homeland security system : an urgent and complex task in intergovernmental relations / Charles R. Wise and Rania Nader -- Accountability and innovation : new directions in education policy and management / Kenneth K. Wong -- Welfare reform : a devolutionary success? / Jocelyn M. Johnston -- Medicaid waivers : license to shape the future of fiscal federalism / Carol S. Weissert and William G. Weissert -- Regionalism and global climate change policy : revisiting multistate collaboration as an intergovernmental management tool / Barry G. Rabe -- From oversight to insight : federal agencies as learning leaders in the information age / Shelley H. Metzenbaum -- Performance management and intergovernmental relations / Beryl A. Radin -- Block grants and devolution : a future tool? / Carl W. Stenberg -- Mandates : the politics of coercive federalism / Paul L. Posner -- Intergovernmental lobbying : how opportunistic actors create a less structured and balanced federal system / Troy E. Smith -- Conclusion : managing complex problems in a compound republic / Paul L. Posner and Timothy J. Conlan.  a"Defines an agenda for improving the performance of America's intergovernmental system. Looks at the current state of intergovernmental relations, analyzes the system's fiscal underpinnings, and identifies principal tools to define intergovernmental management. Applies these themes to critical policy areas such as homeland security, education, welfare, health care, and the environment"--Provided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aFederal governmentzUnited States. 0aCentral-local government relationszUnited States. 0aDecentralization in governmentzUnited States. 0aIntergovernmental fiscal relationszUnited States. 7aElectronic books.2local1 aConlan, Timothy J.1 aPosner, Paul L.2 aNational Academy of Public Administration.2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10338431zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c47702d47702