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IN RECENT YEARS a great deal of attention has been given to the subject of intergovernmental relations, but little has been done to document the changing role of the state vis-a-vis local government and the centralization of the state/local service and policy complex. It is impossible to analyze effectively the current condition of local government and the problems associated with it and at the same time neglect detailed consideration of the roles played by state and national agencies and programs. There has been considerable verbalization about the increasingly influential role of the national government in state and local affairs-verbalization that has presum