State devolution in America : implications for a diverse society /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Association of American Geographers. Meeting
Other Authors:	Staeheli, Lynn A., Kodras, Janet E., Flint, Colin, 1965-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1997]
Series:	Urban affairs annual reviews ; v. 48.
Subjects:	Decentralization in government > United States. Local government > United States. State-local relations > United States. Federal government > United States. United States > Politics and government > 1993-2001. United States > Social policy > 1993-

Table of Contents:

State restructuring, political opportunism, and capital mobility / Robert W. Lake
Economic globalization and income inequality in the United States / John O'Loughlin
Globalization and social restructuring of the American population : geographies of exclusion and vulnerability / Janet E. Kodras
Citizenship and the search for community / Lynn A. Staeheli
Restructuring the state : devolution, privatization, and the geographic redistribution of power and capacity in governance / Janet E. Kodras
How federal cutbacks affect the charitable sector / Julian Wolpert
State restructuring and the importance of "Rights-Talk" / Don Mitchell
Fair or foul? : Remaking agricultural policy for the 21st century / Brian Page
Back to the future in labor relations : from the New Deal to Newt's deal / Andrew Herod
Responsibility, regulation, and retrenchment : the end of welfare? / Meghan Cope
Transnationalism, nationalism, and international migration : the changing role and relevance of the state / Richard Wright
Education policy and the 104th congress / Fred M. Shelley
Environmental policy and government restructuring / Marvin Waterstone
Conclusion : Regional collective memories and the ideology of state restructuring / Colin Flint.