Richard L Cole
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1046407 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Richard L Cole |
| PRENOMES | Richard L |
| SOBRENOME | Cole |
| ASSINATURA | COLE R L |
| AFILIAÇÕES | The University of Texas at Arlington |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 38 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 304 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 38 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1972 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ÍNDICE H | 10 |
Citizen Evaluations of Federalism and the Importance of Trust in the Federation Government for Opinions on Regional Equity and Subordination in Four Countries
Regional equity and subordination are paramount issues in federal systems. Based on surveys of public attitudes in Canada, Germany, Spain, and the United States, we compare public perceptions of the performance of federalism with respect to system characteristics and people’s feelings about regional equity and subordination. We also examine institutional, social, and demographic factors plausibly related to those perceptions. These factors are fo…
The Myth of the North American City Revisited
In The Myth of the North American City: Continentalism Challenged, Michael A. Goldberg and John Mercer articulate a largely “cultural deterministic” theory of urban development. Cities are shaped, they say, by their society’s cultural framework and “national character.” Given that American and Canadian cultures differ, their cities’ physical forms and governance differ too. Hence, there is no North American city. Using data from opinion surveys c…
Is Federalism Still the “Dark Continent” of Political Science Teaching? Yes and No
Federalism is a core principle of American government; yet, how much attention is given to federalism beyond introductory courses? A 1969 study described American federalism as the “dark continent” of political science teaching. Based on surveys of chairs of US departments of political science and members of the APSA’s section on federalism and intergovernmental relations in 2013, the authors found that these course offerings have increased marke…
Metropolitan Governance in the Federalist Americas
This book takes on the ambitious task of examining what the authors call the “effectiveness of governance systems” in the large metropolitan areas of the federalist Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela. Although sharing federal constitutions, the nature of federalism differs significantly in these countries, as the authors acknowledge. Canada, the United States, and Brazil offer more decentralized systems,…
The Current Status and Roles of State Advisory Commissions on Intergovernmental Relations in the U.S. Federal System
During the 1970s and 1980s, a number of states created entities commonly called advisory commissions on intergovernmental relations (ACIRs). Although as many as half the states at one time or another supported an ACIR, only about 10 do so today. Relying on face‐to‐face and telephone interviews, e‐mail correspondence, website analysis, and mailed surveys of directors and other staff members of active and terminated ACIRs, this study reports on the…
Citizen Attitudes Toward Issues of Federalism in Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Public opinion is often said to affect the distribution of powers in federal systems, the legitimacy of the orders of government, and system functions. However, there is little comparative empirical and longitudinal research on public attitudes toward federalism. Using several years of surveys conducted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, we examine public attitudes about the treatment of constituent units, trust in the various orders of go…
Continuity and Change
Few would dispute that federalism and intergovernmental relations in the United States are dynamic and ever-changing. The actions of the U.S. Congress and executive branch, U.S. Supreme Court cases, state innovations, and political, economic, and international events have direct effects on the relationships between and among governments—often advantaging one governmental level with more power, more discretion, or more responsibilities. It is impo…
Public Opinion on Issues of Federalism in 2007
A 2007 trend survey revealed more Americans saying that the federal government gives them the least for their money and has too much power. The proportions citing high trust in the federal government and saying the federal government needs more power were low. The proportions holding positive attitudes toward state and local government were high, though local government scored best on most questions. More than half of Americans reported that thei…
Public Opinion on U.S. Federal and Intergovernmental Issues in 2006
A 2006 trend survey found that Americans most often select local government as giving them the most for their money, followed by the federal and state governments. African Americans are most supportive of the federal government as giving them the most for their money; Hispanics are most supportive of local government. As in many previous years, the local property tax was viewed as the worst tax, followed by the federal income tax, state sales tax…
Public Opinion on Issues of U.S. Federalism in 2005
This article analyzes public opinion on five areas of federalism-related issues in 2005 and compares the results with findings from previous years. Overall, the results indicate (1) a decline in support for the federal government following the increase in support after the terrorist attacks of 2001 and (2) an increase in support for state and local governments to levels typical of most pre-2001 surveys. The local property tax, however, continues …
Public Opinion on Federalism and Federal Political Culture in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, 2004
This study reports on public opinion surveys on fiscal value, taxation, trust and confidence in governments, and federal political culture conducted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States in June 2004. Compared to past years, support for the federal government remains high in the United States, with support for local government surging substantially in 2004. The local property lax is viewed as the worst U.S. lax, followed secondly but distantly…
Public Opinion on Federalism in Canada, Mexico, and the United States in 2003
This research reports on public opinion surveys on intergovernmental and federal issues conducted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States in March and April 2003. In all three countries, respondents most often see their federal government as being the least effective, least efficient, and least trustworthy. Respondents from Canada appear least supportive of their federal government and most supportive of their local governments; those from Mexic…
Issues of Federalism in Response to Terrorism
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, provoked, among other reactions, considerable commentary about the future of American federalism, particularly predictions of administrative centralization. To assess the potential impact of terrorism on U.S. intergovernmental relations and the ways the federal system should respond, members of the American Political Science Association’s Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations were surve…
Public Opinion on Federalism in the United States and Canada in 2002
This research reports on a public-opinion survey on intergovernmental and border issues in Canada and the United States conducted in mid-April 2002. In the United States, there was an upsurge in public support for the federal government in 2002 over 2001, and a slight decline in public evaluations of state and local governments. Increased support for the federal government was especially notable among whites, Republicans, and respondents with pos…
Changing Public Attitudes on Power and Taxation in the American Federal System
The research reported here updates for 2001 some public opinion data previously provided by the U. S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The 2001 survey results indicate a general continuation of earlier opinion trends. The federal government is viewed as providing citizens the least for their money; the federal income lax, followed by the local properly tax, is seen as the worst lax; a majority of the public indicates that local…
Public Opinion and American Federalism
The research reported here updates for 1999 some public opinion data previously provided by the U. S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The 1999 survey results indicate a general continuation of opinion trends established by the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Local government is viewed as giving citizens the most for their money, followed by state government and the federal government. Americans still regard the federal income tax…
Devolution
Journal Article Devolution: Where's the Revolution? Get access Richard L. Cole, Richard L. Cole University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rodney V. Hissong, Rodney V. Hissong University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Enid Arvidson Enid Arvidson University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academi…
Reversing Directions
Journal Article Reversing Directions: A Ranking and Comparison of Key U.S. Intergovernmental Events, 1960–1980 and 1980–1995 Get access Richard L. Cole, Richard L. Cole University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Carl W. Stenberg, Carl W. Stenberg University of Baltimore Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Carol S. Weissert Carol S. Weissert Michigan St…
America’S Cities and the 1980S
This study examines the implications of President Reagan’s domestic agenda, the New Federalism, for America’s cities. The finance officers of all U.S. cities with populations more than 50,000 were surveyed about the fiscal impacts of the Reagan administration. Specific issues considered are: (1) the impacts of New Federalism initiatives on the changing sources of municipal general revenue, (2) the programmatic and service delivery consequences of…
Cumulative Voting in a Municipal Election
C UMULATIVE voting was used to elect members of a local governing body in the United States for the first time this century when, in July of 1987, The City of Alamogordo, New Mexico employed that voting system to elect part of its city council. This was the first use of the system in any public election in this country since the State of Illinois, in 1980, adopted a single-member districting arrangement to elect the lower chamber of its state leg…
Cumulative Voting in a Municipal Election
Richard L. Cole, Delbert A. Taebel, Richard L. Engstrom, Cumulative Voting in a Municipal Election: A Note on Voter Reactions and Electoral Consequences, The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Mar., 1990), pp. 191-199
The New Federalism
Journal Article The New Federalism: Promises, Programs, and Performance Get access Richard L. Cole, Richard L. Cole University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Delbert A. Taebel Delbert A. Taebel University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 16, Issue 1, Winter 1986, Pages 3–10, https://doi.o…
Public Policy & Federalism
The Public Hearing as an Effective Citizen Participation Mechanism
Students of citizen participation in public affairs disagree as to the effectiveness of such citizen involvement. Using the General Revenue Sharing program as a case study and applying techniques of both cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, this article examines the effectiveness of one form of citizen participation, the public hearing. It is found that in the revenue-sharing program, the public hearing did have an immediate, but only short…
Initial Attitudes of Local Officials to President Reagan’S New Federalism
The study examines the attitudes of local officials to President Reagan’s “New Federalism” proposals–proposals which would dramatically alter the mechanisms by which federal funds are made available to local governments, would significantly shift program responsibilities among the various levels of government, and would reduce the total amount of money made available by the federal government to localities. Examining especially the three factors …
The Public Hearing as an Effective Citizen Participation Mechanism
Students of citizen participation in public affairs disagree as to the effectiveness of such citizen involvement. Using the General Revenue Sharing program as a case study and applying techniques of both cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, this article examines the effectiveness of one form of citizen participation, the public hearing. It is found that in the revenue-sharing program, the public hearing did have an immediate, but only short…
Public Opinion and American Federalism
The research reported here updates for 1999 some public opinion data previously provided by the U. S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The 1999 survey results indicate a general continuation of opinion trends established by the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Local government is viewed as giving citizens the most for their money, followed by state government and the federal government. Americans still regard the federal income tax…
Citizen Attitudes Toward Issues of Federalism in Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Public opinion is often said to affect the distribution of powers in federal systems, the legitimacy of the orders of government, and system functions. However, there is little comparative empirical and longitudinal research on public attitudes toward federalism. Using several years of surveys conducted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, we examine public attitudes about the treatment of constituent units, trust in the various orders of go…
Toward as Model of Political Trust
The concept of political trust occupies a critical position in much of the literature of modern theory.' Aberbach and Walker have discussed the normative and practical implications of political trust for a society. Normatively, they point out, the existence of distrustful citizens is a barrier to the realization of the democratic idea. Practically, they believe that leaders in a representative democracy cannot be successful unless they have gaine…
Presidential Control of the Senior Civil Service
Modern presidents must be attentive to influences of the federal bureaucracy on their policy initiatives and all attempt some measure of bureaucratic control. This article assesses the extent of President Nixon's success in gaining some degree of management control over the bureaucracy through the manipulation of the civil service personnel system. We find that Republicans were, in fact, more likely to be selected to top career positions during t…
Public Opinion on U.S. Federal and Intergovernmental Issues in 2006
A 2006 trend survey found that Americans most often select local government as giving them the most for their money, followed by the federal and state governments. African Americans are most supportive of the federal government as giving them the most for their money; Hispanics are most supportive of local government. As in many previous years, the local property tax was viewed as the worst tax, followed by the federal income tax, state sales tax…
Public Opinion on Federalism and Federal Political Culture in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, 2004
This study reports on public opinion surveys on fiscal value, taxation, trust and confidence in governments, and federal political culture conducted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States in June 2004. Compared to past years, support for the federal government remains high in the United States, with support for local government surging substantially in 2004. The local property lax is viewed as the worst U.S. lax, followed secondly but distantly…
Citizen Evaluations of Federalism and the Importance of Trust in the Federation Government for Opinions on Regional Equity and Subordination in Four Countries
Regional equity and subordination are paramount issues in federal systems. Based on surveys of public attitudes in Canada, Germany, Spain, and the United States, we compare public perceptions of the performance of federalism with respect to system characteristics and people’s feelings about regional equity and subordination. We also examine institutional, social, and demographic factors plausibly related to those perceptions. These factors are fo…
Devolution
Journal Article Devolution: Where's the Revolution? Get access Richard L. Cole, Richard L. Cole University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rodney V. Hissong, Rodney V. Hissong University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Enid Arvidson Enid Arvidson University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academi…
Public Opinion on Federalism in the United States and Canada in 2002
This research reports on a public-opinion survey on intergovernmental and border issues in Canada and the United States conducted in mid-April 2002. In the United States, there was an upsurge in public support for the federal government in 2002 over 2001, and a slight decline in public evaluations of state and local governments. Increased support for the federal government was especially notable among whites, Republicans, and respondents with pos…
Public Opinion on Issues of Federalism in 2007
A 2007 trend survey revealed more Americans saying that the federal government gives them the least for their money and has too much power. The proportions citing high trust in the federal government and saying the federal government needs more power were low. The proportions holding positive attitudes toward state and local government were high, though local government scored best on most questions. More than half of Americans reported that thei…
Public Opinion on Issues of U.S. Federalism in 2005
This article analyzes public opinion on five areas of federalism-related issues in 2005 and compares the results with findings from previous years. Overall, the results indicate (1) a decline in support for the federal government following the increase in support after the terrorist attacks of 2001 and (2) an increase in support for state and local governments to levels typical of most pre-2001 surveys. The local property tax, however, continues …
Changing Public Attitudes on Power and Taxation in the American Federal System
The research reported here updates for 2001 some public opinion data previously provided by the U. S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The 2001 survey results indicate a general continuation of earlier opinion trends. The federal government is viewed as providing citizens the least for their money; the federal income lax, followed by the local properly tax, is seen as the worst lax; a majority of the public indicates that local…
Reversing Directions
Journal Article Reversing Directions: A Ranking and Comparison of Key U.S. Intergovernmental Events, 1960–1980 and 1980–1995 Get access Richard L. Cole, Richard L. Cole University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Carl W. Stenberg, Carl W. Stenberg University of Baltimore Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Carol S. Weissert Carol S. Weissert Michigan St…
Cumulative Voting in a Municipal Election
Richard L. Cole, Delbert A. Taebel, Richard L. Engstrom, Cumulative Voting in a Municipal Election: A Note on Voter Reactions and Electoral Consequences, The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Mar., 1990), pp. 191-199
Two Decades of Change
This article describes the results of a 1981 survey of 1,000 randomly selected scholars of American government and politics who were asked to rank the most significant intergovernmental events and trends of the past twenty years. Responses were received from almost 40 percent of these scholars; no significant return biases were detected. These scholars ranked civil rights and voting rights acts as the most significant events of these decades. Gen…
Continuity and Change
Few would dispute that federalism and intergovernmental relations in the United States are dynamic and ever-changing. The actions of the U.S. Congress and executive branch, U.S. Supreme Court cases, state innovations, and political, economic, and international events have direct effects on the relationships between and among governments—often advantaging one governmental level with more power, more discretion, or more responsibilities. It is impo…
Public Opinion on Federalism in Canada, Mexico, and the United States in 2003
This research reports on public opinion surveys on intergovernmental and federal issues conducted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States in March and April 2003. In all three countries, respondents most often see their federal government as being the least effective, least efficient, and least trustworthy. Respondents from Canada appear least supportive of their federal government and most supportive of their local governments; those from Mexic…
Advising the President on Enrolled Legislation
Stephen J. Wayne, Richard L. Cole, James F. C. Hyde, Jr., Advising the President on Enrolled Legislation: Patterns of Executive Influence, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 94, No. 2 (Summer, 1979), pp. 303-317
The New Federalism
Journal Article The New Federalism: Promises, Programs, and Performance Get access Richard L. Cole, Richard L. Cole University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Delbert A. Taebel Delbert A. Taebel University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 16, Issue 1, Winter 1986, Pages 3–10, https://doi.o…
Street-Level Governments
Is Federalism Still the “Dark Continent” of Political Science Teaching? Yes and No
Federalism is a core principle of American government; yet, how much attention is given to federalism beyond introductory courses? A 1969 study described American federalism as the “dark continent” of political science teaching. Based on surveys of chairs of US departments of political science and members of the APSA’s section on federalism and intergovernmental relations in 2013, the authors found that these course offerings have increased marke…
Cumulative Voting in a Municipal Election
C UMULATIVE voting was used to elect members of a local governing body in the United States for the first time this century when, in July of 1987, The City of Alamogordo, New Mexico employed that voting system to elect part of its city council. This was the first use of the system in any public election in this country since the State of Illinois, in 1980, adopted a single-member districting arrangement to elect the lower chamber of its state leg…
Initial Attitudes of Local Officials to President Reagan’S New Federalism
The study examines the attitudes of local officials to President Reagan’s “New Federalism” proposals–proposals which would dramatically alter the mechanisms by which federal funds are made available to local governments, would significantly shift program responsibilities among the various levels of government, and would reduce the total amount of money made available by the federal government to localities. Examining especially the three factors …
Citizen Participation in Municipal Politics
This paper addresses an important theoretical and contemporary policy concern: the consequences of neighborhood decentralization programs. Two areas of consequence, in particular, are examined. These include the impact of such participation on citizen satisfaction with improved delivery of goods and services, and program impact on improved citizen trust. Significantly, an optimum program typology is identified which maximizes both values. The con…
Leadership Opposition To Consolidation
Dimensions of Elite Opposition to Metropolitan Consolidation
Journal Article DIMENSIONS OF ELITE OPPOSITION TO METROPOLITAN CONSOLIDATION Get access David A. Caputo, David A. Caputo Purdue University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Richard L. Cole Richard L. Cole Purdue University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 2, Issue 2, Fall 1972, Pages 107–118, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjour…
Toward as Model of Political Trust
The concept of political trust occupies a critical position in much of the literature of modern theory.' Aberbach and Walker have discussed the normative and practical implications of political trust for a society. Normatively, they point out, the existence of distrustful citizens is a barrier to the realization of the democratic idea. Practically, they believe that leaders in a representative democracy cannot be successful unless they have gaine…
Revenue Sharing
For those concerned with the opportunities of citizen participation in local politics and with the propor tion of federal assistance monies allocated to social service needs, general revenue sharing often is viewed as a double threat. Not only does the revenue sharing legislation fail to require any specific proportion of the returned money to be spent on social needs, but it also fails to include any provisions for the mandatory participation of…
General Revenue Sharing Expenditure Decisions in Cities Over 50,000
Citizen Participation in Municipal Politics
This paper addresses an important theoretical and contemporary policy concern: the consequences of neighborhood decentralization programs. Two areas of consequence, in particular, are examined. These include the impact of such participation on citizen satisfaction with improved delivery of goods and services, and program impact on improved citizen trust. Significantly, an optimum program typology is identified which maximizes both values. The con…
The Future of the Intergovernmental Process
Street-Level Governments
Advising the President on Enrolled Legislation
Stephen J. Wayne, Richard L. Cole, James F. C. Hyde, Jr., Advising the President on Enrolled Legislation: Patterns of Executive Influence, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 94, No. 2 (Summer, 1979), pp. 303-317
Presidential Control of the Senior Civil Service
Modern presidents must be attentive to influences of the federal bureaucracy on their policy initiatives and all attempt some measure of bureaucratic control. This article assesses the extent of President Nixon's success in gaining some degree of management control over the bureaucracy through the manipulation of the civil service personnel system. We find that Republicans were, in fact, more likely to be selected to top career positions during t…
Initial Attitudes of Local Officials to President Reagan’S New Federalism
The study examines the attitudes of local officials to President Reagan’s “New Federalism” proposals–proposals which would dramatically alter the mechanisms by which federal funds are made available to local governments, would significantly shift program responsibilities among the various levels of government, and would reduce the total amount of money made available by the federal government to localities. Examining especially the three factors …
A Comparative Analysis of Urban Issues
This comparative study of Texas and Pennsylvania municipal officials seeks to determine on what urban issues there is the greatest divergence and convergence. Based on states representative of the Sunbelt and the Frostbelt, the study demonstrates that Pennsylvania officials view urban problems as much more critical than their Texas counterparts, and these different perspectives may well translate into political action at the national level
City Officials and General Revenue Sharing
This article describes the 1972 State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act (General Revenue Sharing), its perceived impact on city expenditures, its impact on the attitudes of city officials, and GRS's implication for future intergovernmental policy. Using data from nine years of an annual survey to chief executives in cities with over 50,000 population, we conclude the program's most important contribution was in the general attitudes it fostered amo…
Two Decades of Change
This article describes the results of a 1981 survey of 1,000 randomly selected scholars of American government and politics who were asked to rank the most significant intergovernmental events and trends of the past twenty years. Responses were received from almost 40 percent of these scholars; no significant return biases were detected. These scholars ranked civil rights and voting rights acts as the most significant events of these decades. Gen…
The Public Hearing as an Effective Citizen Participation Mechanism
Students of citizen participation in public affairs disagree as to the effectiveness of such citizen involvement. Using the General Revenue Sharing program as a case study and applying techniques of both cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis, this article examines the effectiveness of one form of citizen participation, the public hearing. It is found that in the revenue-sharing program, the public hearing did have an immediate, but only short…
The New Federalism
Journal Article The New Federalism: Promises, Programs, and Performance Get access Richard L. Cole, Richard L. Cole University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Delbert A. Taebel Delbert A. Taebel University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 16, Issue 1, Winter 1986, Pages 3–10, https://doi.o…
Public Policy & Federalism
America’S Cities and the 1980S
This study examines the implications of President Reagan’s domestic agenda, the New Federalism, for America’s cities. The finance officers of all U.S. cities with populations more than 50,000 were surveyed about the fiscal impacts of the Reagan administration. Specific issues considered are: (1) the impacts of New Federalism initiatives on the changing sources of municipal general revenue, (2) the programmatic and service delivery consequences of…
Cumulative Voting in a Municipal Election
C UMULATIVE voting was used to elect members of a local governing body in the United States for the first time this century when, in July of 1987, The City of Alamogordo, New Mexico employed that voting system to elect part of its city council. This was the first use of the system in any public election in this country since the State of Illinois, in 1980, adopted a single-member districting arrangement to elect the lower chamber of its state leg…
Cumulative Voting in a Municipal Election
Richard L. Cole, Delbert A. Taebel, Richard L. Engstrom, Cumulative Voting in a Municipal Election: A Note on Voter Reactions and Electoral Consequences, The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Mar., 1990), pp. 191-199
Reversing Directions
Journal Article Reversing Directions: A Ranking and Comparison of Key U.S. Intergovernmental Events, 1960–1980 and 1980–1995 Get access Richard L. Cole, Richard L. Cole University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Carl W. Stenberg, Carl W. Stenberg University of Baltimore Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Carol S. Weissert Carol S. Weissert Michigan St…
Devolution
Journal Article Devolution: Where's the Revolution? Get access Richard L. Cole, Richard L. Cole University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rodney V. Hissong, Rodney V. Hissong University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Enid Arvidson Enid Arvidson University of TexasArlington Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academi…
Public Opinion and American Federalism
The research reported here updates for 1999 some public opinion data previously provided by the U. S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The 1999 survey results indicate a general continuation of opinion trends established by the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Local government is viewed as giving citizens the most for their money, followed by state government and the federal government. Americans still regard the federal income tax…
Changing Public Attitudes on Power and Taxation in the American Federal System
The research reported here updates for 2001 some public opinion data previously provided by the U. S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. The 2001 survey results indicate a general continuation of earlier opinion trends. The federal government is viewed as providing citizens the least for their money; the federal income lax, followed by the local properly tax, is seen as the worst lax; a majority of the public indicates that local…
Issues of Federalism in Response to Terrorism
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, provoked, among other reactions, considerable commentary about the future of American federalism, particularly predictions of administrative centralization. To assess the potential impact of terrorism on U.S. intergovernmental relations and the ways the federal system should respond, members of the American Political Science Association’s Section on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations were surve…
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