Research Paper Topic: Intergovernmental Relations in the United States: “Structural and Fiscal Features of the Intergovernmental System”

The Research Paper is required to be focused on the topic that the student selected when completing the Research Paper Prep Assignment during week four and that was approved by the professor. Students are not permitted to change the paper topic that was previously approved by the professor.
In this Research Paper, you will fully examine and extensively discuss information about the previously selected topic of interest from within the field of Governmental Budgeting and Financial Management. The Research Paper should demonstrate a full (and accurate) understanding of the selected topic and applicable information related to the selected topic from the assigned readings (i.e. course textbook, weekly written lectures, etc.) as well as the application of relevant, well-researched new knowledge. The ten-page paper should integrate information from the assigned readings during the semester and at minimum the five approved academic journal articles from the annotated bibliography completed during week four. The purpose of the research paper is to give the student experience in the collection, synthesis, and analysis of relevant information from a wide range of qualifying sources as it relates to the chosen topic in the field of Governmental Budgeting and Financial Management