Restructuring federalism: the effects of decentralized federal policy on states' responsiveness to family planning needs.
The Reagan Administration sought to decentralize many federal programs by (1) consolidating categorical grants into black grants; (2) reducing their funding; and (3) relying more upon state fiscal support. This study examines the effects of this decentralist policy upon the federal family planning program. Two periods are analyzed: (1) FY 1976-1981, the period immediately prior to the Reagan Administration and (2) FY 1982-1987, the period during the Reagan Administration. Findings show that a more decentralized program produced less responsiveness to individual state needs for family planning, and that these effects could have been predicted from the previous period.
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Division of Public Administration, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131-1216.
D016656:Family Planning Policy / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011057:Politics; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States