With feedback from adopters, editor Laurence O’Toole retains important classic selections from earlier editions while freshening this volume with new selections that cover not only the impact of recent fiscal developments and international influences on U.S. intergovernmental relations, but also explore the key role of the Supreme Court in shaping the system’s evolution in such areas as homeland security, interstate relations, and local finance. Judicious editing of essays and substantial part introductions make American Intergovernmental Relations an invaluable text and an engaging read.
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American Intergovernmental Relations, 4th Edition Table of Contents American Intergovernmental Relations: An Overview Testimonials “Political scientists and public administration scholars--not to mention public officials--will find this a comprehensive, detailed, up-to-date, and therefore highly valuable treatment of the complex relations between levels of government in the United States. No more thorough or thoughtful account of intergovernmental collaboration, conflict, and co-optation is available in print.” - Rogan Kersh, Syracuse University“American Intergovernmental Relations is simply the best collection of theoretical arguments, empirical studies, and primary documents available in its field. My students have found the volume to be imminently readable, and I have found that the editing has been skillful and has maintained the heart of the pieces. And unlike most public administration readers, the book proceeds in a wholly logical fashion that groups like readings according to conceptual and theoretical connections.” - Corey Cook, University of San Francisco“I am looking forward to this new edition of American Intergovernmental Relations and will continue to use it in my classes. It gives the instructor the flexibility to incorporate various readings into a specific class design and gives the student a broad overview of the developments in this important field.” - Margaret F. Reid, University of ArkansasBio(s)
Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr., University of Georgia Laurence J. O’Toole Jr. is the Robert T. and Margaret Hughes Golembiewski Professor of Public Administration in the Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs, at the University of Georgia. He is also head of that department. He received his Ph.D. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. He is the recipient of many teaching and research awards, and he is coeditor of Public Services Performance: Perspectives on Measurement and Management (forthcoming 2006), as well as coauthor of Bureaucracy in a Democratic State: A Governance Perspective (2006). |