Grant Consolidation and the Development of Intergovernmental Relations in the United States and the United Kingdom
| Published date | 01 April 1981 |
| Date | 01 April 1981 |
| Author | Edward Page |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9256.1981.tb00044.x |
| Subject Matter | Article |
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GRANT CONSOLIDATIO~ AND THE DEVELOPMENT
OF
I~~TE~~OVE~N~E~TAL
RELATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND
THE
UNITED KINGDOPI'
€D~ARD
PAGE
The difference between the intergovernmental financial systems of
the
United
Kingdom and
the
United States
lies
less
in
the amount of money sub-national
governments receive from national or
state
levels than in
the
distribution of
grants. In both countries, local governments receive around 48 per cent of total
revenue from intergovernmental grants,
while
in
the
United
States, State
governments receive
28
per cent of their
tdal
revenue from grants.
The
way in
which grants
are
distributed
has
important implications for recipients which do
not need rehearsing
here;
they include
effects
upon the financial behaviour
of
local and state governments; on how functions are carried out and how sub-national
governments conduct
themselves
with respect to wider proceduies such as race
relations and citizen participation.
One common assumption in both the United States and the United Kingdom
is
that
grants which are
less
specific in the types of activity they finance offer
sub-national governments more 'autonomyt
or
discretion than grants which
are
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