Dynamics of Federalism in National and Supranational Political Systems

MICHAEL A. PAGANO is Professor and Director of Public Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is co-editor with Susan Clarke and Gary Gaile of Urban Affairs Review. He has published numerous articles and books on urban finance, capital budgeting, federalism, transportation policy, infrastructure, urban development and fiscal policy; his latest coauthored book with Ann O'M. Bowman is entitled Terra Incognita: Vacant Land and Urban Strategies (2004). Since 1991, he has written the annual City Fiscal Conditions report for the National League of Cities. RO

• In the Eye of the Beholder: The Dynamics of Federalism in National and Supranational Political Systems; M.A.Pagano PART 1: CONSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL FRAMEWORK Overview and Introduction; C.Souza Advancing Self Governing Capabilities in Societies with Federal Potential; F.Sabetti Is 'Thinking Federally' Enhanced by a Governance Perspective?; S.Clarke Social Forces, Space and Boundaries; A.O'M.Bowman PART 2: THE FISCAL FRAMEWORK Overview and Introduction; M.A.Pagano Wealth and Tax Systems; J.I.Chapman Intergovernmental Transfers; C.Hoene Local Government Own-Source Revenues and Debt Financing: Structure and Stress; W.Bartley Hildreth PART 3: THE POLICY FRAMEWORK Overview and Introduction; S.Liebschutz Dividing the Job Revisited: The United States Case 1789-2003; C.Weissert Efficient and Equitable Service Delivery in a Federal System; D.Kenyon Intergovernmental Policy Management; R.Agranoff PART 4: CONCLUSION Thinking about Federal Systems in the 21st Century in Light of the European Experience with "Operational" Federalism; R.Leonardi & R.Nanetti