INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Catalog description

This course aims to provide a conceptual frameworks and empirical knowledge on intergovernmental relations. Students will learn about theoretical foundations as well as policy and administrative issues associated with inter-governmental relations. This course covers the historical background of American Federalism, empirical cases in intergovernmental cooperation and conflicts, public policy making implementation in intergovernmental relations, fiscal relations between government bodies, multi-faceted challenges in intergovernmental relations, comparative framework, and future prospects of intergovernmental relations.