Tax and expenditure limitations (TEL) on state and local governments have been passed with the presumption they will limit the growth of government, raise government efficiency, and increase direct democracy by requiring voter approval of tax increases. Both the popular press and the academic...

The state role in economic development policy has increased as the federal government has devolved selected programs to balance growth and incomes among different part of the country. Rapid growth in coastal states and the suburban areas around many cities, and stagnation or decline in areas...