I. The Distribution of Authority

A. The Amount and Type of Authority
B. A State-Local Tug of War
C. State Mandates

II. State-Local Organizations

III. Metropolitics: A New Challenge for State Government

A. Urban Expansion
B. Smart Growth vs. Sprawl
C. Shadow Governments
D. Regional Governance

IV. States and Urban Policy

A. Housing Policy
B. Infrastructure Policy
C. New Urbanism

V. States and their Rural Communities

VI. The Interaction of State and Local Governments