Richard Nathan
Richard Nathan formerly served as director of the Rockefeller Institute and Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the State University of New York at Albany. Nathan has written and edited books on the implementation of domestic public programs in the United States and on American federalism. Prior to coming to Albany, he was a professor at Princeton University. He served in the federal government as assistant director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, deputy undersecretary for welfare reform of the U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare, and director of domestic policy for the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders (The Kerner Commission).
Areas of Expertise:
Disaster recovery, Federalism, Government reform, Social service spending, Welfare reform.
Contact Information:
Phone: (321) 939-6393
The Rockefeller Institute of Government
411 State Street
Albany, New York 12203
Email: richardnathan55@gmail.com
Selected Publications,* by Topic
*Publications available on this website. For others, see curriculum vitae.
- Federalism
- Reflections of a Member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 2011
- Anniversary of President Nixon’s National Television Address on the ‘New Federalism’, 2011
- Book List 2009
- Jobs Stimulus: Keep it Simple, Involve the States, 2009
- Nelson Rockefeller and "The Future of Federalism," 2008
- States Set Agenda on Domestic Issues, 2007
- Liberals Embrace New Federalism, 2007
- Rethinking the Politics of Federalism, 2006
- There Will Always Be a New Federalism, 2006
- Striking While the Iron is Hot—State and Local Transitions in the First 100 Days, 2006
- Federalism and Health Policy, 2005
- ‘Complexifying’ Performance Oversight in America’s Governments, 2004
- Bush Federalism: Is There One, What Is It, and How Does It Differ?, 2003
- Federalism and the Challenges of Improving Information Systems for Human Services, 2001
- Is Devolution Working? Federal and State Roles in Welfare, 2001
- The Newest New Federalism for Welfare: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Headed?, 1997
- Comparing Federal Systems of Government, 1990
- Federal Grants Giving and Taking Away (Available from JSTOR), 1985
- State and Local Governments Under Federal Grants: Toward a Predictive Theory (Available from JSTOR), 1983
- The Field Network Evaluation Studies of Intergovernmental Grants: A Contrast with the Orthodox Economic Approach, 1982
- Monitoring the Block Grant Program for Community Development (Available from JSTOR), 1977
- Revenue Sharing: The Second Round, 1977
- Disaster Recovery
- Government Reform
- Handbook for Appointed Officials in America's Governments, 2009
- From “Can-Do” to “Candor” Public Administration: The 1960s and What About the Future?, 2008
- 'Mediating Institutions' Needed for the Nation's Thoughest Public Management Challenges, 2006
- Regionalism and Realism: A Study of Governments in the New York Metropolitan Area, 2001
- Social Science in Government, 2000
- Reinventing Government: What Does it Mean (Available from JSTOR), 1995
- Report on the Local Government Restructuring Project, 1992
- Institutional Change Under Reagan (in Perspectives on the Reagan Years), 1986
- Health Care
- Faith-Based Social Services
- Cities and Neighborhoods
- Welfare Reform
- Welfare Reform and the Development of Comprehensive Human Service Systems, 2002
- Implementation of the Personal Responsibility Act of 1996, 2001
- Status Report on the Occasion of the 5th Anniversary of the 1996 Personal Responsibility Welfare-Reform Act, 2001
- Learning, Emulation, and Adaptation in the American States: The Case of Welfare Reform, 1999
- Implementing the Personal Responsibility Act of 1996: A First Look, 1999
- State and Local Finance
- Others
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