Home Rule or House Rule: Congress and the Erosion of Local Governance in the District of Columbia
By (Author) Michael K. Fauntroy
University Press of America
University Press of America
19th November 2003
United States
General
Non Fiction
320
Paperback
254
Width 137mm, Height 216mm, Spine 20mm
327g
This book presents a political analysis of the relationship between Congress and the local government of Washington, D.C. It examines the influence of suburban members of Congress on District affairs, the fiscal crisis of the 1980s and 1990s, governmental inefficiency, and the Control Board.
Michael K. Fauntroy is Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University.