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MANDATING OF STATE POLICIES BY AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES BY BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES HAS EMERGED IN RECENT YEARS AS AN IMPORTANT POLICY ISSUE. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF MANDATES SUGGEST MULTIDIMENSIONAL EFFECTS OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ON STATE AND LOCAL POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.

ABSTRACTThis article explores relationships among income status, economic resources, service needs, and taxing policies for municipalities and schools in 39 metropolitan suburbs of the Milwaukee SMSA. The results indicate some modest support for those who are concerned about the impact of class and income clustering, as well as government fragmentation, on inequalities regarding local tax policy. Use of path analysis to explore some of the possible alternative linkages that account for patterns of fiscal inequality among suburban municipalities shows that fiscal disparities resulting from income clustering by jurisdiction is only partially attributable to resourse and need inequities. It might also be that income status, reflecting differing service preferences, operates directly to generate inter municipal fiscal disparities.

An exploration of the relationship between income status, economic resources, service needs, & taxing policies for municipalities & schools in 39 metropolitan surburbs of the Milwaukee, Wisc, SMSA. Modest support was found for those concerned about the impact of SC & income clustering & government fragmentation on local tax policy inequalities. Path analysis is used to explore possible alternative linkages accounting for fiscal inequality patterns among suburban municipalities & it is shown that fiscal disparities resulting from income clustering by jurisdiction are only partially attributable to resourse & need inequities. It might also be that income status, reflecting differing service preferences, operates directly to generate intermunicipal fiscal disparities. 2 Tables, 1 Figure. HA.