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Transforming American Government explores the "reinventing of government" and the dramatic policy changes that affect both the scope and scale of government. Devolution, privatization, and dismantling of state functions are forcing us to search for new divisions of responsibility among national, state, and local governments. At the heart of this reorganization is the issue of geographically distributing power and resources on a diverse map of regional conditions and political cultures. This assemblage of social scientists analyzes the impetus, nature, and impact of state devolution. While debates over such changes typically center on economic, political, and social change, these authors shift the debate to an examination of the complex geographical implications of devolution. In a society as territorially fragmented and diverse as the U.S., changes in the form and function of government are experienced differently in different parts of the country. This comprehensive volume details the outcomes of restructuring and explores how the redistribution of resources and responsibilities affects the lives of all Americans.

Introduction - Lynn A Staeheli, Janet E Kodras and Colin Flint
PART ONE: SOURCES OF STATE CHANGE
State Restructuring, Political Opportunism and Capital Mobility - Robert W Lake
Economic Gobalization and Income Inequality in the United States - John O'Loughlin
Globalization and Social Restructuring of the American Population - Janet E Kodras
Geographies of Exclusion and Vulnerability
Citizenship and the Search for Community - Lynn A Staeheli
PART TWO: TRANSFORMING THE POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE
Restructuring the State - Janet E Kodras
Devolution, Privatization and the Geographic Redistribution of Power and Capacity in Governance
How Federal Cutbacks Affect the Charitable Sector - Julian Wolpert
State Restructuring and the Importance of `Rights-Talk' - Don Mitchell
PART THREE: IMPLICATIONS OF STATE CHANGE
FAIR or Foul? Remaking Agricultural Policy for the 21st Century - Brian Page
Back to the Future in Labor Relations - Andrew Herod
From the New Deal to Newt's Deal
Responsibility, Regulation and Retrenchment - Meghan Cope
The End of Welfare?
Transnationalism, Nationalism and International Migration - Richard Wright
The Changing Role and Relevance of the State
Education Policy and the 104th Congress - Fred M Shelley
Environmental Policy and Government Restructuring - Marvin Waterstone
Conclusion - Colin Flint
Regional Collective Memories and the Ideology of State Restructuring