Historically, the American federalism has centralized. However, the public agenda has zigzagged from centralization to decentralization creating political changes. But, what about rural America?
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Service delivery, clear mandates to local government, infrastructure, employment, agriculture, conforming to audits, corruption, minority groups.
I hope that I understood the question, if I am on the wrong track, I apologise.
More generally, what are the main differences between rural governance and urban governance? Is there any difference between developed countries and developing countries?
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Mr. Hendrik Kleynhans. To be more concise, I would ask for more clarifications on how the US manages the rural changing? ( especially the rural environment and housing transformations).
Mr. Feng Frederic Deng. As the American government is federal I thought each county has its autonomy, and there is no linkage between urban and rural management strategy, or more specifically there will be a difference in the manner of how the American State governs rural territories.
I suggest that you examine US state constitutions to see what governance options are available to rural areas. The US is segmented beyond just the Federal Government and community. I am looking at rural areas in regards to how their demographics may alter their social needs and the responses to those needs. But as for determining how they decide to govern, state constitutions better define options and may differ from state to state.
I think that I bow out of this one, as I am not accustomed with the US constitution, and state constitutions.
Rural areas of the US have what yo might call "light government" rather than the full extent of government. Most are governed by county governments that do not have the resources - and in most cases don't want them - to offer the full panoply of services that you find in urban areas. sometimes these areas are suburbs; more likely they are farming areas, national or state forests or land, etc. The concept of federalism that governs the relationships between the federal government and the states does not apply within states. Within states, the state government is supreme (google Dillon's rule - see Wikipedia article), and if the state wants to house its prisoners in county jails, it can do so (California about 10 years ago). If a state wishes to apply regulations to the counties, it can do so (see the sustained groundwater management act in California about 5 years ago). And many of the people in rural areas want to have light government as well. it's a system that reflects the preferences of the people in the rural areas. For many, perhaps most, it works well, but there are always those who want to have more government services in areas where they are not provided. The trick is to find a place with the right level of government that you can afford to live in. I hope this helps the questioner.
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