Hazardous Crosscurennts: Confronting Inequality in an Era of Devolution

by John D. Donahue

The widening of the gap between the rich and the poor since the early 1970s has been well documented. Relatively little attention has been paid, however, to whether the devolution of governmental responsibilities from the federal to state level will simplify or complicate efforts to alleviate inequality. In this report, John D. Donahue analyzes devolution from the standpoint of four realms of public policy: workplace laws, education and job training,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870784285
• ISBN13: 9780870784286
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Century Foundation Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"