1. Week Six: Implementation of Intergovernmental Policy in a Federal System

2. Initial Discussion Questions: General sentiment emerging from having finished these readings? General sentiment emerging from having finished these readings? What course concepts were reflected in these readings? What course concepts were reflected in these readings? How do these readings relate to Salamon’s “Tools of Government”? How do these readings relate to Salamon’s “Tools of Government”? Are these stories of implementation consistent with the federal model envisioned by Madison et al.? Are these stories of implementation consistent with the federal model envisioned by Madison et al.?

3. Discussion Questions on Wildavsky and Pressman: Why was Oakland a desirable experiment? Why was Oakland a desirable experiment? Why is the national government involved in economic development activity? Why is the national government involved in economic development activity? Why didn’t the EDA project succeed? Why didn’t the EDA project succeed? What were the constrains surrounding the EDA project? What were the constrains surrounding the EDA project? Was this a success? How could it have been implemented to be more successful? Was this a success? How could it have been implemented to be more successful?

4. Discussion Questions on Derthick: How does this case differ from Oakland? How does this case differ from Oakland? What do the experiences here suggest about the prospects of policy originating at the national level, but implemented at the local level? What do the experiences here suggest about the prospects of policy originating at the national level, but implemented at the local level? Assigning policy-making responsibility versus assigning planning/design responsibility Assigning policy-making responsibility versus assigning planning/design responsibility Alternative methods for achieving same goals? Alternative methods for achieving same goals? How did characteristics of the different cities filter their experiences with this program? How did characteristics of the different cities filter their experiences with this program?

5. Wrap-up Discussion Questions: Relevance of our training? How do you manage the political pressure to achieve immediate results? What makes for “good” intergovernmental policy? Do these stories embrace “creative federalism” or “new federalism”?

6. Phases of Intergovernmental Program Implementation Constraint Constraint Divergent interests, strict constraints on behavior of subnational government Divergent interests, strict constraints on behavior of subnational government Consistency Consistency Routines and professional training reinforce federal goals Routines and professional training reinforce federal goals Cooperation Cooperation Granting of greater discretion to subnational government Granting of greater discretion to subnational government

7. Readings for Next Time: Chapter Five, From Cotton Belt to Sunbelt, Bruce Schulman Chapter Eleven, Crabgrass Frontier, Kenneth Jackson “Uncle Sam Doesn’t Always Know Best,” Alan Wolfe Read Alabama Flag Case (online) Hand out Midterm Assignment Next Week