Journal article
LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL POLICY
The Review of policy research, Vol.4(1), pp.86-98
08/1984
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1984.tb00163.x
Abstract
This article is an examination of failures in implementing intergovernmental programs. The programs were failures in the sense that actions to implement programs were delayed far beyond the expected dates of completion. Two such failures in cities implementing two different programs (wastewater management and Section 8 housing programs) are contrasted with one instance of success (in Section 8 housing). If a Sharkansky's discussion of political and policy routines is found to be a useful explanation of the different results. When local government routines must be broken to comply with the goals and objectives of federal programs, local actors will do all they can to resist the federal program. This finding demonstrates the importance of varying local political environments in explaining varying patterns of implementation of federal programs. Copyright © 1984, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL POLICY
- Creators
- Keith J Mueller - KEITH J. MUELLER is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His principal flelds of interest are intergovernmental relations and health policy. He also has published work in budgeting behavior of local government officials. His most recent work focuses on state health policies and state-local government relations
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Review of policy research, Vol.4(1), pp.86-98
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1984.tb00163.x
- ISSN
- 1541-132X
- eISSN
- 1541-1338
- Number of pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/1984
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984221643502771
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