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American federalism : a concise introduction /
Understanding federalism is central to the study of democratic government in the United States. This book examines the historical and philosophical underpinnings of federalism; and the ways in which institutional political power is both diffused and concentrated in the United States.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Armonk, N.Y. :
M.E. Sharpe,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. I. Creating a new nation
- 1. The great political experiment
- Defining federalism and organized power in the "first new nation"
- Endless nuances
- The four characteristics of federalism
- Fluidity and continuity
- Outcomes of federalism
- Follow the bouncing ball, the uncertainties of federalism
- Looking ahead
- 2. Reordering the rules on power and governance
- Questioning the traditional rules on power and governance
- New theories and the old regime : sowing the seeds of change
- Articles of confederation : the first effort at self-governance
- The constitutional convention : the second effort at self-governance
- From the past to the present
- pt. II. Organizing a federal system of government
- 3. The Appeal of tradition
- Tradition : the conservative ethic in America
- To trust or not to trust the people, conflicting themes
- The constitution : assigned powers and early interpretations
- Pitting liberty against equality?
- Tradition, yes, but what tradition?
- 4. Institutional change agents : political wellsprings
- The courts as change agents
- The president as a change agent
- The congress as a change agent
- National institutions on the march
- 5. Informal pressures on the power flow
- Political parties
- Interest groups
- Bureaucracy : pushing from the periphery of power
- Public opinion
- Informal pressures : ambiguous but real
- pt. III. The dimensions of modern federalism
- 6. Vertical federalism
- National/state relations
- National/local federalism
- State/local relations
- Federal grants-in-aid as a catalyst for control
- National/private sector relations
- Vertical federalism in perspective
- 7. Horizontal federalism : arrangements among the states
- State political cultures in the federal framework
- Public opinion and policy differences
- State-to-state competition
- Regional cooperation
- Horizontal federalism in the twenty-first century
- 8. The international dimension of federalism
- The many faces of globalization
- Immigration
- Security
- International dimensions in a domestic context
- pt. IV. Continuity and change
- 9. Explaining federalism in the twenty-first century
- Problem-solving housed in a defined political structure
- Emerging themes, new directions, unanswered questions
- The future of American federalism.