Federal Policymaking and the Poor ：National Goals, Local Choices, and Distributional Outcomes ( Princeton Legacy Library )

Publication subTitle ：National Goals, Local Choices, and Distributional Outcomes

Publication series ：Princeton Legacy Library

Author： Rich Michael J.;;;

Publisher： Princeton University Press‎

Publication year： 2014

E-ISBN: 9781400863587

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780691086521

Subject： D0 Political Theory

Keyword：政治理论

Language： ENG

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Do federal, state, and local governments differ in their responsiveness to the needs of the poorest citizens? Are policy outcomes different when federal officials have greater influence regarding the use of federal program funds? To answer such questions, Michael Rich examines to what extent benefits of federal programs actually reach needy people, focusing on the relationship between federal decision-making systems and the distributional impacts of public policies. His extensive analysis of the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), the principal federal program for aiding cities, reveals that the crucial divisions in domestic policy are not among the levels of government, but between constellations of participants in the different governmental arenas.

Rich traces the flow of funds under the CDBG from program enactment through three tiers of targeting--to needy places, to needy neighborhoods, and to needy people--and offers a comparative study of eight CDBG entitlement communities in the Chicago area. He demonstrates that while national program parameters are important for setting the conditions under which local programs operate, the redistributive power of federal programs ultimately depends upon choices made by local officials. These officials, he argues, must in turn be pressed by benefits coalitions at the community level in order to increase the likelihood that federal funds will reach their targets.

Originally published in 1993.

The

Chapter

Cover

Cover

Cover

Contents

Contents

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Illustrations

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

List of Tables

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

List of Abbreviations

List of Abbreviations

List of Chicago CDBG Program Years

List of Chicago CDBG Program Years

List of Chicago CDBG Program Years

The National Policy Context

The National Policy Context

The National Policy Context

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

Studying the Distributional Impacts of Public Policies

Studying the Distributional Impacts of Public Policies

Studying the Distributional Impacts of Public Policies

Policy Distribution in a Federal System

Policy Distribution in a Federal System

Policy Distribution in a Federal System

Study Design

Study Design

Study Design

2. Block Grants as Policy Instruments

2. Block Grants as Policy Instruments

2. Block Grants as Policy Instruments

Objections to Categorical Grants

Objections to Categorical Grants

Objections to Categorical Grants

Block Grants for Community Development

Block Grants for Community Development

Block Grants for Community Development

Decentralized Decisionmaking Under CDBG

Decentralized Decisionmaking Under CDBG

Decentralized Decisionmaking Under CDBG

Local Choices: Program Uses Under CDBG

Local Choices: Program Uses Under CDBG

Local Choices: Program Uses Under CDBG

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Tier I: Targeting to Needy Places

Tier I: Targeting to Needy Places

Tier I: Targeting to Needy Places

3. Targeting Federal Funds to Needy Places

3. Targeting Federal Funds to Needy Places

3. Targeting Federal Funds to Needy Places

Evolution of the Targeting Concept

Evolution of the Targeting Concept

Evolution of the Targeting Concept

From Categorical to Block Grants

From Categorical to Block Grants

From Categorical to Block Grants

Measuring Community Need

Measuring Community Need

Measuring Community Need

Distribution of CDBG Funds: 1975-1980

Distribution of CDBG Funds: 1975-1980

Distribution of CDBG Funds: 1975-1980

Distribution of CDBG Funds: 1980-1989

Distribution of CDBG Funds: 1980-1989

Distribution of CDBG Funds: 1980-1989

Comparative Targeting Outcomes: CDBG versus Selected Federal Urban Programs

Comparative Targeting Outcomes: CDBG versus Selected Federal Urban Programs

Comparative Targeting Outcomes: CDBG versus Selected Federal Urban Programs

Options for Increased Targeting

Options for Increased Targeting

Options for Increased Targeting

Per Capita CDBG Allocations

Per Capita CDBG Allocations

Per Capita CDBG Allocations

Conclusion: Political Geography and "The Politics of Printouts

Conclusion: Political Geography and "The Politics of Printouts

Conclusion: Political Geography and "The Politics of Printouts

4. Small Community Needs and the Responsiveness of State Governments

4. Small Community Needs and the Responsiveness of State Governments

4. Small Community Needs and the Responsiveness of State Governments

Community Development Assistance for Small Cities

Community Development Assistance for Small Cities

Community Development Assistance for Small Cities

Evolution of the State Role in Community Development

Evolution of the State Role in Community Development

Evolution of the State Role in Community Development

Development of State CDBG Programs

Development of State CDBG Programs

Development of State CDBG Programs

Funding Outcomes Under State Administration

Funding Outcomes Under State Administration

Funding Outcomes Under State Administration

Targeting to Distressed Communities

Targeting to Distressed Communities

Targeting to Distressed Communities

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Tier II: Targeting to Needy Neighborhoods

Tier II: Targeting to Needy Neighborhoods

Tier II: Targeting to Needy Neighborhoods

5. Targeting to Needy Neighborhoods in the City

5. Targeting to Needy Neighborhoods in the City

5. Targeting to Needy Neighborhoods in the City

Local Political and Fiscal Context

Local Political and Fiscal Context

Local Political and Fiscal Context

Tuning up the Community Development Machinery: CDBG Under the Daley and Bilandic Administrations

Tuning up the Community Development Machinery: CDBG Under the Daley and Bilandic Administrations

Tuning up the Community Development Machinery: CDBG Under the Daley and Bilandic Administrations

"The Local Government Cookie Jar": Jane Byrne and the Chicago CDBG Program

"The Local Government Cookie Jar": Jane Byrne and the Chicago CDBG Program

"The Local Government Cookie Jar": Jane Byrne and the Chicago CDBG Program

"Good Versus Evil": Harold Washington and the Chicago CDBG Program

"Good Versus Evil": Harold Washington and the Chicago CDBG Program

"Good Versus Evil": Harold Washington and the Chicago CDBG Program

"Don't Make No Waves": CDBG Under the Richard M. Daley Administration

"Don't Make No Waves": CDBG Under the Richard M. Daley Administration

"Don't Make No Waves": CDBG Under the Richard M. Daley Administration

Comparative Analysis of Chicago CDBG Expenditures

Comparative Analysis of Chicago CDBG Expenditures

Comparative Analysis of Chicago CDBG Expenditures

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

6. Targeting to Needy Neighborhoods in Suburban Cities

6. Targeting to Needy Neighborhoods in Suburban Cities

6. Targeting to Needy Neighborhoods in Suburban Cities

Conditions in Central and Suburban Cities

Conditions in Central and Suburban Cities

Conditions in Central and Suburban Cities

Community Profiles

Community Profiles

Community Profiles

The Courts and Subsidized Housing

The Courts and Subsidized Housing

The Courts and Subsidized Housing

CDBG Program Uses in Chicago Suburban Cities

CDBG Program Uses in Chicago Suburban Cities

CDBG Program Uses in Chicago Suburban Cities

Geographic Targeting in the Chicago Suburbs

Geographic Targeting in the Chicago Suburbs

Geographic Targeting in the Chicago Suburbs

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

7. Urban Counties: Targeting CDBG Funds to Needy Municipalities

7. Urban Counties: Targeting CDBG Funds to Needy Municipalities

7. Urban Counties: Targeting CDBG Funds to Needy Municipalities

Urban County Participation in the CDBG Program

Urban County Participation in the CDBG Program

Urban County Participation in the CDBG Program

Urban County Experience in the Chicago Metropolitan Area

Urban County Experience in the Chicago Metropolitan Area

Urban County Experience in the Chicago Metropolitan Area

Program Uses in Cook and DuPage Counties

Program Uses in Cook and DuPage Counties

Program Uses in Cook and DuPage Counties

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Tier III: Targeting to Needy People

Tier III: Targeting to Needy People

Tier III: Targeting to Needy People

8. Who Benefits from Block Grant Funding?

8. Who Benefits from Block Grant Funding?

8. Who Benefits from Block Grant Funding?

Measuring Social Targeting

Measuring Social Targeting

Measuring Social Targeting

Who Benefits?

Who Benefits?

Who Benefits?

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

Conclusion

9. Block Grants, National Goals, and Local Choices

9. Block Grants, National Goals, and Local Choices

9. Block Grants, National Goals, and Local Choices

The Tendency to Spread Benefits

The Tendency to Spread Benefits

The Tendency to Spread Benefits

Conditions That Favor Targeting

Conditions That Favor Targeting

Conditions That Favor Targeting

The Importance of Local Benefits Coalitions

The Importance of Local Benefits Coalitions

The Importance of Local Benefits Coalitions

The Federal Role

The Federal Role

The Federal Role

Balancing Accountability and Flexibility

Balancing Accountability and Flexibility

Balancing Accountability and Flexibility

What Is to Be Done?

What Is to Be Done?

What Is to Be Done?

Appendix

Appendix

Appendix

Data, Indices, and Methods

Data, Indices, and Methods

Data, Indices, and Methods

Measuring Targeting

Measuring Targeting

Measuring Targeting

Chapter 3: CDBG Entitlement Communities

Chapter 3: CDBG Entitlement Communities

Chapter 3: CDBG Entitlement Communities

Chapter 4: Small Cities CDBG

Chapter 4: Small Cities CDBG

Chapter 4: Small Cities CDBG

Chapter 5: Chicago CDBG Program

Chapter 5: Chicago CDBG Program

Chapter 5: Chicago CDBG Program

Chapter 6: Suburban Cities

Chapter 6: Suburban Cities

Chapter 6: Suburban Cities

Chapter 7: Urban Counties

Chapter 7: Urban Counties

Chapter 7: Urban Counties

Chapter 8: Program Benefits

Chapter 8: Program Benefits

Chapter 8: Program Benefits

Notes

Notes

Notes

Bibliography

Bibliography

Bibliography

Index

Index

Index

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