Performance Goal Achievement in Fiscal Federalism: The Influence of State Partisan Environments and Regulatory Regimes
With tight budgets and hyper-partisan interactions within and between the states and federal government, attention is being paid to the implementation of federal programs. This is particularly important because, as the recently implemented American Recovery and Reinvestment Act suggests, state administrators are often the implementers of federal policy. This study integrates the fiscal federalism literature with that on implementation and bureaucratic response to examine the effect that within-state factors have on the degree of performance goal achievement in federally funded, state implemented programs. The findings suggest that, when implementing federal programs, state administrators face conflicting political incentive structures and policy-specific capacity and capability deficits that influence their motivation and ability to achieve performance goals.
This report is a reflection about the living process of migrating families established in the city periphery, their relation with their physical space as well as their health. Based on Foucault, the author searches to analyze what power and health concepts permeates the relationship of government agencies appeals to a charitable ethic, making use of disciplinary power. In order to construct a true citizenship it is necessary to think beyond a charitable or disciplinary ethic, opening space to the real dialogue between the parties...