Renegade cities, public policy, and the dilemmas of federalism / Lori Riverstone-Newell.

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Local, primarily city, governments have increasingly taken positions on state and national questions, and in some instances even attempted to legislate in policy areas that are reserved for state and national governments. The actions of these "renegade cities" are examined in this book. Riverstone-Newell (Illinois State Univ.) argues that the decline in federal and state financial support for local government, which has been characterized as the era of "fend for yourself" federalism, reduced the incentive for city governments to cooperate with higher levels of government. At the same time, cities' desire to attract high-tech enterprises and the creative class that works in them have led a number of cities to adopt policy positions that are at variance with national and state policies. Specific disagreements on gay marriage, immigration, and foreign policy are examined in some detail. Riverstone-Newell, whose analysis is based on an examination of events occurring between 1980 and 2010, takes a relatively positive view of municipal efforts to protest national and state policies. Missing from the analysis is any discussion of the earlier intergovernmnental conflicts over integration and busing. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. A. D. McNitt Eastern Illinois University