THE NEW FEDERALISM PARADOX
In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 8, Heft 6, S. 900-906
ISSN: 0190-292X
AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT OF REVENUE-SHARING AND BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMS IN EL PASO, TEXAS, REVEALS THAT THE 'NEW FEDERALISM' SEEMS TO HAVE HAD THE OPPOSITE EFFECT OF THE DESIRED GOAL OF PROMOTING POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION. EL PASO IS NOW MORE DEPENDENT THAN EVER ON FEDERAL GRANTS. REASONS FOR THIS PARADOXICAL IMPACT, AND APPLICABILITY OF THE FINDINGS TO OTHER CITIES, ARE DISCUSSED.