Subnational governments in federal systems are among the institutions being buffeted by economic trends and institutional developments associated with globalization. While the national governments' ability to maintain policy autonomy in a global age is frequently examined, less attention has...

This note explores the relationship between variations in local government employment patterns and grant-in-aid receipts for three time periods, 1957–1962, 1962–1967, and 1967–1972. Three dimensions of local government employment patterns are explored: per capita payroll...