To Lay Collect': Governors, Fiscal Federalism, and the Political Economy of Twentieth-Century Tax Policy

To Lay Collect': Governors, Fiscal Federalism, and the Political Economy of Twentieth-Century Tax Policy

Description

Professor Mehrotra's contribution, chapter 2, is titled "'To Lay Collect': Governors, Fiscal Federalism, and the Political Economy of Twentieth-Century Tax Policy" (co-written with David Shreve)

ISBN

9780812240955 (hb.), 9780812209006 (e-book)

Publication Date

2008

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

Governors-United States-history-20th Century, United States-Politics and government-20th century, Ethan G. Sribnick, David Shreve

Disciplines

Law | Law and Politics | Political Science

Comments

Sribnick, Ethan G., ed. A Legacy of Innovation: Governors and Public Policy. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008.

From La Follette to Faubus, from Rockefeller to Reagan, U.S. governors have addressed some of the most contentious policy questions of the twentieth century. In doing so, they not only responded to dramatic changes in the political landscape, they shaped that landscape. The influence of governors has been felt both within the states and across the nation. It is telling that four of the last five U.S. Presidents were former state governors.

A Legacy of Innovation: Governors and Public Policy examines the changing role of the state governor during the "American Century." In this volume, top political scientists, historians, and journalists track the evolution of gubernatorial leadership as it has dealt with critical issues, including conservation, transportation, civil rights, education, globalization, and health care. As the most visible state officials, twentieth-century governors often found themselves at the center of America's conflicting political tendencies. A Legacy of Innovation describes how they negotiated the tensions between increasing democratization and the desire for expert control, the rise of interest groups and demise of political parties, the pull of regionalism against growing nationalism, and the rising demand for public services in a society that fears centralized government. In their responses to these conflicts, governors helped shape the institutions of modern American government.

As state governments face new policy challenges in the twenty-first century, A Legacy of Innovation will serve as a valuable source of information for political scientists and policy makers alike.

Full bibliographic details can be found here.

Copies available in the Jerome Hall Law Library, JK 2447 .L44 2008

To Lay Collect': Governors, Fiscal Federalism, and the Political Economy of Twentieth-Century Tax Policy

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