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The Intergovernmental Balancing Act: State-Federal Interests In Coastal Zone Management, Timothy M. Alexander
The Intergovernmental Balancing Act: State-Federal Interests In Coastal Zone Management, Timothy M. Alexander
Theses and Major Papers
The central notion of intergovernmental and inter-interest balancing suggested by the title of this paper reflects a distinctly American theme derived from our pluralistic, competing, compromissory and somewhat optimistic governmental values and experience. The Coastal Zone Management Act (hereafter CZMA or the Act) and the success of its implementation rests firmly on this balancing premise. The CZMA's assumptions, processes and implicit or stated objectives involve reliance on a governmental system that achieves effective and equitable intergovernmental balance.Yet, as I think this investigation will show, there are no ready-made answers as to how balance is to be achieved through the Act--let …