Home Rule or House Rule?: Congress and the Erosion of Local Governance in the District of Columbia

by Michael K. Fauntroy

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761827145
• ISBN13: 9780761827146
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.2" x 6.0"