n his article, Watts compares the distribution of revenue powers and resources among various federal systems, including the United States. How does the United States compare with these other federal systems when comparing such factors as “federal revenues as a percentage of total government revenues,” “intergovernmental transfers as a percentage of state-level revenues,” “conditional transfers as a percent of total federal transfers,” and so forth? What do you believe to be the implications of some of these relationships for the making and administration of public policy in the United States, as compared with these other federations?
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Introduction
How does the United States compare with these other federal systems when comparing such factors as “federal revenues as a percentage of total government revenues,”
“intergovernmental transfers as a percentage of state-level revenues,”
“conditional transfers as a percent of total federal transfers”?
What do you believe to be the implications of some of these relationships for the making and administration of public policy in the United States, as compared with these other federations?