Cooperation and Conflict between State and Local Government by Russell L Hanson

Cooperation and Conflict between State and Local Government by Russell L Hanson

This book introduces students to the complex landscape of state-local intergovernmental relations today. Each chapter illustrates conflict and cooperation for policy problems including the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental regulation, marijuana regulation, and government management capacity. The contributors, leading experts in the field, help students enhance their understanding of the importance of state-local relations in the U.S. federal system, argue for better analysis of the consequences of state-local relations for the quality of policy outcomes, and introduce them to public service career opportunities in state and local government.

Hanson and Zeemering gathered 16 essays that examine state-local intergovernmental relationsAn opening essay presents the framework for the essays that follow. Readers learn about the challenges of state and local conflicts and how state and local governments may cooperate. The remaining 15 essays are organized into three parts. The six essays in the first part assess the trust many citizens have in local governments; review how the Dillon Rule guides state-local relations; analyze the preemption of local autonomy; look at of the effects of preemption on the work of local government; and compare local government authority across states. Part 2 includes three essays on conflict in state-local relations, and the final part (six essays) considers cooperation in state-local relations, emphasizing sustainability policies, local government transparency, changes in cannabis regulation, and conflict and cooperation during the COVID pandemic. Accompanying each essay are reflective questions and a "career profile" of a person who works in state-local relations. In recent decades, many state governments have attempted to manage the activities of local governments, and this timely collection sheds light on this power struggle. Highly recommended. Undergraduates through faculty, general readers, and especially practitioners. * Choice Reviews *
The book effectively tackles state–local intergovernmental relations and management, which can be best described as multi-dimensional and unique to individual states and localities. As one of the few volumes exclusively dedicated to state–local relations, it is particularly helpful in the sense of introducing the reader to the contours of state–local relations as well as explicating why those relationships matter—for the reader and for citizens in general. * Publius: The Journal of Federalism *

Russell L. Hanson is professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Indiana University. He is co-editor of Politics in the American States: A Comparative Analysis, 10th edition (CQ Press), editor of Governing Partners: State-Local Relations in the United States (Westview Press), and has written extensively about state politics.



Eric S. Zeemering is associate professor and MPA Director in the School of Public and International Affairs, Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia. He is former chair of the American Society for Public Administration’s Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management. He is the author of Collaborative Strategies for Sustainable Cities: Economy, Environment and Community in Baltimore (Routledge) and writes about local governance and intergovernmental relations.

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ISBN 13	9781538139318
ISBN 10	1538139316
Title	Cooperation and Conflict between State and Local Government
Author	Russell L Hanson
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year published	2021-06-21
Number of pages	312
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