THE RELATIVE RESPONSIVENESS OF STATE AND FEDERAL AID TO DISTRESSED CITIES |
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| Authors: | Fred Teitelbaum |
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| Affiliation: | FRED TEITELBAUM is currently a consultant, was Director of Research Studies for the National Governor's Association and has held various positions in state government. He was also special assistant for the Federal Interagency Task Force, Department of Health, Education and Welfare. He has published state policy studies in such areas as health care cost containment, urban aid, and public finance. |
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| Abstract: | Both the states and the federal government distribute significant aid to cities. Federal agencies generally offer direct assistance to cities, bypassing the states. Many federal programs operate under the assumption that the federal government is more responsive to urban problems than are state governments. This paper demonstrates that this assumption is probably not true. Federal aid administered through the states has benefitted "distressed" cities more than federal assistance which goes directly to urban areas. |
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