This course will
entail a lively examination of the institutions of state and local
governments, and
the constraints and challenges facing those institutions. We
will consider policy making which occurs at the state and local levels,
with
a special focus on the crisis-level problems facing urban city governments.
We will also be considering the potentially historic implications for
states, cities and municipalities from the Republican effort not only
to push powers and responsibilities in the
state's direction, but also to build a bigger role for the nation in
education.
