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Results of the Reagan administration approach to the U.S. federal-state-local relationship, 1981-85; 11 articles. Partial contents: New Federalism and midwestern cities: 1981-1985, by David A. Caputo and Steven Johnson; The impacts of New Federalism on public/private partnerships, by James C. Musselwhite, jr.; Assisted housing and Reagan's New Federalism: the case of Colorado, by Rodney E. Hero and Richard Sullivan.

The appearance or imminent arrival of a 'new federalism' has been a repeated theme in the study of federal-provincial relations in Canada and in the pronouncements of Canadian governments. At the same time, there clearly is a strong path dependency effect that acts as a check or limitation on the scope of change that federal governments can accomplish, leaving Canadian history littered with the corpses of 'new federalisms' that have never been realized. While there is much that separates recent scholarly interventions on the new federalism, all recognize the need to restore a greater measure of political legitimacy and functionality in federal-provincial relations by building consensus on rules and norms of behavior. This paper surveys the history of 'the new federalism' as a political strategy and program, and analyzes the competing interpretations of the concept that are currently on offer. I conclude that policy challenges looming on the horizon will demand a coordinated and multilevel response from governments, making it likely that whatever new federalism emerges will continue the trend toward shared jurisdiction and policy-making, rather than disentanglement.

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.

ABSTRACTOne of the aims of Nixon's "New Federalism" reforms was to promote political decentralization in the federal system. 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 in that city. El Paso is now more dependent, politically and economically, on federal grants than it was prior to the New Federalism and local autonomy is significantly reduced. The reasons for this paradoxical impact in El Paso and the applicability of these findings to other cities are discussed.