THE DEVOLUTION TORTOISE AND THE CENTRALIZATION HARE

U.S. intergovernmental relations have been the focus of economic and p olitical theorists since Colonial times. What strands of political phi losophy and economic theory have been cited by proponents and opponent s of devolution? To what extent have protagonists in the devolution de bate used normative theories as rationalizations to further political and economic interests? What is the political economy of the current d evolution movement?