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Federalism : political identity and tragic compromise / Malcolm M. Feeley and Edward Rubin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Feeley, Malcolm M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Federal government.
- Political science.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 225 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2008.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- New analysis of a fundamental concept in politics and law, by a pair of influential and respected scholars
- Contents:
- Introduction: Why We Need a Theory of Federalism 1
- Chapter 1 What is Federalism? 7
- Two Basic Concepts: Political Identity and Federalism 7
- Political Identity 7
- Federalism 12
- Federalism Distinguished 17
- From Consociation 18
- From Decentralization 20
- From Local Democracy 30
- From Democracy in General 33
- Chapter 2 Why Federalism? The Tragic Aspect of Politics 38
- The Role of Federalism in the Creation of Regimes 40
- The Autocratic Origins of Government 40
- The Role of Federalism 43
- The Function of Federalism in Ongoing Regimes 48
- The View from the Center 50
- The View from the Regions 54
- The Criteria for Federalism 60
- Attitudinal Criteria 61
- Structural Criteria 64
- Chapter 3 Federalism in Political Science 69
- Process Federalism 70
- Fiscal Federalism 77
- The Landscape of Fiscal Federalism 77
- Is Fiscal Federalism a Theory of Federalism? 79
- Public Choice Theory and Positive Political Theory 86
- Riker's Theory of Federalism 86
- Other Positive Political Theories and Related Approaches 90
- Chapter 4 Federalism in America 96
- The Colonial Period (1604-1776) 97
- The Federal Period (1776-1865) 100
- The National Period (1865 to the Present) 110
- The Evolution of a National Identity 110
- Assessing America's Need for Federalism 115
- Chapter 5 The Judicial Doctrine of Federalism 124
- The Relevance of Legal Doctrine 124
- The Enumerated Powers of Congress 130
- The Tenth Amendment and the Political Integrity of States 137
- The Eleventh Amendment and Sovereign Immunity 143.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-217) and indexes.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472116393
- 0472116398
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.4127035
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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