Distributive Politics and the Allocation of Federal Grants

1989 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Rich
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Distributive Politics ◽  
Federal Programs ◽  
Federal Grants ◽  
Federal Grant ◽  
Congressional Districts ◽  
Grant Programs ◽  
Allocation Patterns ◽  
Over Time

Understanding the dynamics of policy distribution requires an appreciation of federal grant programs that have achieved a prominent place in nearly all areas of domestic policy. The theoretical literature on distributive politics, however, focuses almost exclusively on a centralized, top-down view of policy distribution. By examining the role of presidents, legislators, and bureaucrats, scholars have ignored participants who have become key actors in the distribution of federal expenditures—the recipient jurisdictions. This analysis of the allocation patterns under six federal programs shows that local governments exert important influences on the distribution of federal grants and that the distributional patterns and their determinants vary over time. The analysis also points out the importance of disaggregation by focusing on programs and recipient jurisdictions, as opposed to total federal expenditures and regions, states, or congressional districts.

The Evaluation of Intergovernmental Programs

1986 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-263
Author(s):  
R P Nathan
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Evaluation Studies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Block Grant ◽  
Federal Grants ◽  
Federal Grant ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Grant Programs ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Policies And Programs

This paper is the introductory essay for a set of six papers in which a series of field network evaluation studies, conducted in the United States of America, on the effects of major changes in the grant-in-aid policies and programs of the national government are described. The studies, begun in 1972, focused on the effects of new grant programs on state and local governments and the services they provide. The five studies are of (1) the revenue sharing program, (2) the community development block grant program, (3) all federal grants-in-aid in eleven large cities in 1978, (4) the public service job-creation program, and (5) the cuts and changes in federal grant-in-aid program made under President Reagan. In this paper, the rationale, methodology, and history of these studies are described.

The Political Economy of Federalism

1985 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 994-1015 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. Chubb
Keyword(s):  
The Political ◽  
Federal System ◽  
Federal Grants ◽  
Federal Grant ◽  
White House ◽  
Grant Programs ◽  
Fiscal Behavior ◽  
Principal Agent Model ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The Impact

This article introduces a theoretical framework and an econometric methodology for analyzing the increasingly important effects of the national government on the federal system. The framework is a synthesis of the dominant political and economic approaches to this issue: it attempts to capture key elements of the complex political and administrative processes that implementation research has identified in contemporary federalism, and to exploit formal models of local fiscal choice used to analyze the impact of federal grants on state and local spending and taxing. The vehicle for the synthesis is a principal-agent model which represents the federal system as a formal hierarchy extending from Congress and the president to subnational bureaucrats. An econometric analysis of two major federal grant programs in each state for the years, 1965-1979, demonstrates that 1) economic models alone cannot explain the effects of federal grants on subnational fiscal behavior; politics must be included, and 2) the political effects can be disaggregated into ideological and constituency-oriented demands made by Congress and the White House on federal grant agencies.

The Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: A Report to the President for Transmittal to the Congress. (Washington: Government Printing Office. 1955. Pp. xi, 311. $1.25). - A Description of Twenty-five Federal Grant-in-Aid Programs (Pp. vii, 179). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - A Staff Report on Civil Defense and Urban Vulnerability (Pp. viii, 35). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - A Staff Report on Federal Aid to Airports (Pp. viii, 137). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - A Study Committee Report on Federal Aid to Agriculture (Pp. vii, 38). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - A Study Committee Report on Federal Aid to Highways (Pp. viii, 40). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - A Study Committee Report on Federal Aid to Public Health (Pp. viii, 53). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - A Study Committee Report on Federal Aid to Welfare (Pp. ix, 115). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - A Study Committee Report on Natural Resources and Conservation (Pp. vii, 35). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - A Study Committee Report on Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Shared Revenues (Pp. ix, 197). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - A Sub-Committee Report on Natural Disaster Relief (Pp. vii, 34). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - A Survey Report on The Impact of Federal Grants-in-Aid on the Structure and Functions of State and Local Governments (Pp. vii, 489). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - An Advisory Committee Report on Local Government (Pp. vii, 62). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.) - Summaries of Survey Reports on The Administrative and Fiscal Impact of Federal Grants-in-Aid (Pp. xi, 120). Submitted to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1955.)

1956 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 208-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. C. Wheare
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Intergovernmental Relations ◽  
Civil Defense ◽  
Government Printing ◽  
Committee Report ◽  
Federal Aid ◽  
Federal Grants ◽  
Federal Grant ◽  
Study Committee ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Ways to Increase the Responsibility of Local Governments in the Kyrgyz Republic

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-119
Author(s):  
A. A. Akmataliev ◽  
Nurjan Duisho kyzy
Keyword(s):  
Economic Reform ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
The State ◽  
Kyrgyz Republic ◽  
Great Practical Importance ◽  
Effective Activity ◽  
Over Time

The article of the authors is devoted to increasing the professionalism and responsibility of local selfgovernment bodies in the Kyrgyz Republic. In the context of deepening socio-economic reform, the role of local self-government bodies is growing. Over time, it becomes more and more obvious that our society will not be able to cope with the existing numerous problems if there is no effective activity and responsibility of local self-government bodies, the development of which is of great practical importance for the development of local communities and the state as a whole.

scholarly journals Trends in the Sustainability Reporting in Italian LGOs: Better Stick or Carrot?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Giacomini ◽  
Mario Mazzoleni ◽  
Laura Rocca ◽  
Cristian Carini
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Sustainability Report ◽  
Over Time

The role of public-sector organizations (PSOs) for promoting the agenda of sustainability accounting and accountability is often not adequately considered [1]. In the public sector universe, Local Governments are close to their communities and thus have a particularly important role to play in the pursuit of sustainability goals [2,3]. Hence, further research is still needed to understand if Local Governments Organizations (LGOs) are still using reporting tools to promote sustainable development. The empirical data show that the Sustainability Report (SR) is not having the spread assumed in the past years; over time, the great majority of Italian Municipalities does not continue or embark on a path of sustainability reporting. The findings suggest the fashion of SR in Italy is falling and it seems that the SR tool is a “mere trend reporting based on descriptive indicators leads to decreasing interest from internal and external audiences” [4]. The carrot is unsuccessful; maybe the mandatory requirements could be a stick?

OPTIMALISASI PERAN PEMDA DALAM MENGATASI KENDALA PELAKSANAAN KONSERVASI KEANEKARAGAMAN HAYATI DI DAERAH (STUDI KASUS PROVINSI BENGKULU)

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antung Deddy Radiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Conservation Areas ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Conservation Policies

Gaps in biodiversity conservation management within the Conservation Area that are the responsibility of the central government and outside the Conservation Areas or as the Essential Ecosystems Area (EEA) which are the authority of the Regional Government, have caused various spatial conflicts between wildlife /wild plants and land management activities. Several obstacles faced by the Local Government to conduct its authority to manage (EEA), caused the number and area of EEA determined by the Local Government to be still low. At present only 703,000 ha are determined from the 67 million ha indicated by EEA. This study aims to overview biodiversity conservation policies by local governments and company perceptions in implementing conservation policies and formulate strategies for optimizing the role of Local Governments. From the results of this study, there has not been found any legal umbrella for the implementation of Law number 23/ 2014 related to the conservation of important ecosystems in the regions. This regulatory vacuum leaves the local government in a dilemma for continuing various conservation programs. By using a SWOT to the internal strategic environment and external stratetegic environment of the Environment and Forestry Service, Bengkulu Province , as well as using an analysis of company perceptions of the conservation policies regulatary , this study has been formulated a “survival strategy” through collaboration between the Central Government, Local Governments and the Private Sector to optimize the role of Local Government’s to establish EEA in the regions.Keywords: Management gaps, Essential Ecosystems Area (EEA), Conservation Areas, SWOT analysis and perception analysis

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