Civil Rights, Federalism, and the Administrative Process

Favorable Outcomes by Federal, State, and Local Agencies in Housing Discrimination Complaints

Bibliographic Data

ID6364403
AuthorsCharles M Lamb (0000-0001-6134-6409, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), Eric M Wilk (Georgia Gwinnett College)
Year2010
Volume70
Issue3
Pages412-421
Publication date2010-04-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Administration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02155.x
OpenAlexW2117585557
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited23

Some theorists argue that cooperative intergovernmental relations are critical to policy implementation in the United States. This assertion is explored in the context of fair housing enforcement by comparing favorable administrative outcomes in fair housing complaints at the federal, state, and local levels from 1989 to 2004. What conclusions can be drawn from this systematic comparison of intergovernmental enforcement in one policy area over an extended period of time? First, cooperative federalism works well in fair housing enforcement. Second, of special significance, state civil rights agencies resolve complaints in favor of complainants nearly as often as the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and localities sometimes do so even more frequently

Assertion · Business · Civil rights · Context (archaeology · Cooperative federalism · Economics · Enforcement · Fair Housing Act · Federalism · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Public Administration · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies