The process by which the federal government shifts greater responsibility to state and local governments, thereby putting the implementation of national policy in the hands of state and local bureaucrats, is known as

A. government contracting.
B. preemption.
C. the shadow bureaucracy.
D. outsourcing.
E. devolution.


Answer: E

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