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The Appalachian Regional Commission: An Experiment in Intergovernmental Management

The Appalachian Regional Commission: An Experiment in Intergovernmental Management The Appalachian Regional Commission: An Experiment in Intergovernmental Management Philip W. Conn Appalachian Heritage, Volume 11, Number 4, Fall 1983, pp. 49-58 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1983.0043 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/442042/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 23:27 GMT from JHU Libraries The Appalachian Regional Commission: An Experiment in Intergovernmental Management e,!® by Philip W. Conn ©s» Philip W. Conn is Vice President for University and Regional Services, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky. Introduction The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is fighting for its life! Since early in 1981 the Reagan administration has vigorously pursued a plan to dismantle the 18-year-old agency on the grounds that it has outlived its usefulness, requires national funds that should be cut from the budget, and represents an unnecessary "fourth layer of government". The ARC has continued to operate during the 1982 and 1983 fiscal years, thanks to Congressional support which is increasingly uncertain, with annual appropriations of approximately $150 million (about half of previous levels of federal funding) . But, even its strongest backers concede that ARC has been mortally wounded and will do well to accomplish a three- to eight-year "finish- up program" http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

The Appalachian Regional Commission: An Experiment in Intergovernmental Management

Conn, Philip W.
Appalachian Review , Volume 11 (4) – Jan 8, 2014
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The Appalachian Regional Commission: An Experiment in Intergovernmental Management Philip W. Conn Appalachian Heritage, Volume 11, Number 4, Fall 1983, pp. 49-58 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1983.0043 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/442042/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 23:27 GMT from JHU Libraries The Appalachian Regional Commission: An Experiment in Intergovernmental Management e,!® by Philip W. Conn ©s» Philip W. Conn is Vice President for University and Regional Services, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky. Introduction The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is fighting for its life! Since early in 1981 the Reagan administration has vigorously pursued a plan to dismantle the 18-year-old agency on the grounds that it has outlived its usefulness, requires national funds that should be cut from the budget, and represents an unnecessary "fourth layer of government". The ARC has continued to operate during the 1982 and 1983 fiscal years, thanks to Congressional support which is increasingly uncertain, with annual appropriations of approximately $150 million (about half of previous levels of federal funding) . But, even its strongest backers concede that ARC has been mortally wounded and will do well to accomplish a three- to eight-year "finish- up program"

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