Using National Data Sources to Compare Subnational Policies: Insights from the American Rescue Plan Act
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Source Publication
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis
Source ISSN
1387-6988
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2024.2323482
Abstract
In federal systems, central governments invariably maintain data on the fiscal activity of subnational jurisdictions. While these datasets have much to offer comparative policy analysts, they can also create misleading impressions of reality. This is in part because official datasets render invisible the politics that shapes subnational governments’ fiscal choices. Using these datasets, the article argues, requires researchers to understand the technical and political considerations that inform their design. A discussion of the authors’ research on how local governments in the United States are using federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to support novel Community Violence Interventions (CVIs) illustrates the argument.
Recommended Citation
Rocco, Philip and Kass, Amanda, "Using National Data Sources to Compare Subnational Policies: Insights from the American Rescue Plan Act" (2024). Political Science Faculty Research and Publications. 150.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/polisci_fac/150
Comments
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, Vol. 26, No.6 (2024): 626-647. DOI.