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- ↑ United States Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Policy Reports on Microfiche., Kirksville, Missouri: Pickler Memorial Library, Truman State University
- ↑ Kincaid, John (2011), "The U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: Unique Artifact of a Bygone Era", Public Administration Review, 71 (2, March/April 2011): 181–189, doi:10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02328.x
- ↑ McDowell, Bruce D. (1997), "Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations in 1996: The End of an Era", Publius, 27 (2, Spring 1997): 111–127, doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a029901
- ↑ "Brief History of the ACIR", Cybercemetery, University of North Texas Libraries, retrieved February 20, 2012
- ↑ Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Home Page, archived May 15, 1996
- ↑ Holeywell, Ryan. 2013. "What Happened to Federalism?" Governing, May.
- ↑ McDowell, Bruce D. (1997), "Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations in 1996: The End of an Era", Publius, 27 (2, Spring 1997): 111–127, doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a029901
