Article
Block Grants and Urban Policies: Implementation and Impact
Policy Studies Journal
(1980)
Abstract
In the 1970's, the federal government has made greater use of block grants to encourage subnational units to pursue national goals. Using two jurisdictions—St. Louis City and St. Louis County—and two block grant programs—Community Development and Comprehensive Employment and Training—as case studies, this essay describes how differences in local polities affects policy implementation and policy impact. The tentative conclusion is that maintaining local autonomy and achieving national goals are far from mutually compatible.
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer 1980
Citation Information
E. Terrence Jones. "Block Grants and Urban Policies: Implementation and Impact" Policy Studies Journal (1980) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/eterrence-jones/39/