Larry N Gerston

American Federalism

A Concise Introduction: A Concise Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 197
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 159mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9780765616722
• ISBN-10: 0765616726
• Artikelnr.: 22761510

Autorenporträt

Larry N. Gerston

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Creating a New Nation
Chapter 1 The Great Political Experiment
Chapter 2 Reordering the Rules on Power and Governance
Part 2 Organizing a Federal System of Gevernment
Chapter 3 The Appeal of Tradition
Chapter 4 Institutional Change Agents
Chapter 5 Informal Pressures on the Power Flow
Part 3 The Dimensions of Modern Federalism
Chapter 6 Vertical Federalism
Chapter 7 Horizontal Federalism
Chapter 8 The International Dimension of Federalism
Part 4 Continuity and Change
Chapter 9 Explaining American Federalism in the Twenty-first Century