State and Local Government

Catalog description

This course studies the organization, powers, functions and methods of formal government at the state and local levels. The class is designed to acquaint students with the major features and theories of state and local administration, with an emphasis on the intergovernmental context in which these governments function. The course will rely on political, legal and fiscal perspectives to illustrate current management issues and the context of management in a multi- governmental system. These perspectives will be used to explore management issues in federal, state, municipal, county, and other forms of sub-federal governments.