Good governing : the police power in the American states / Daniel B. Rodriguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodriguez, Daniel B., 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police power--United States.

Police power.

Police regulations--United States.

Police regulations.

Constitutional law--United States.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 345 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"This book is a historical and legal analysis of state police power, examining its origins in the founding period of the American public through the 20th century. The book reveals how American police power was intended to be a broad, but not unlimited, charter of regulatory governance, designed to implement key constitutional objectives and advance the general welfare. It explores police power's promise as a mechanism for implementing successful regulatory governance and tackling societal ills, while considering key structural issues like separation of powers and individual rights"-- Provided by the publisher

Contents:

State constitutions and the governance project

The police power in our Republic's first century

"The power to govern men and things" : the police power evolves to meet new conditions

The shape of the police power in the modern era

Separating and distributing powers and functions

Constitutional rights

Turning inside out : resolving conflicts over the scope of the police power

The police power and federalism

Spheres of regulatory governance

Techniques of regulatory intervention : new tools to solve wicked problems

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Oct 2024).

Open Access.

ISBN:

9781009573504

1009573500

9781009573511

1009573519

9781009127370

1009127373