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1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages) : illustrations |
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Studies of the Americas |
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Studies of the Americas.
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Federalism, the Bush administration and the evolution of American politics / Timothy J. Conlan -- What a difference a few decades make : the conservative movement, executive power, and the Constitution in the United States / Joel D. Aberbach and Gillian Peele -- Canada's "open federalism" : past, present, and future / Christopher Dunn -- Three faces of contemporary American federalism / John Kincaid -- Fragmented structures and blurred boundaries : strategies for regional governance / Carl W. Sternberg -- Congressional devolution of power / Joseph F. Zimmerman -- Hurricane Katrina, racial federalism, and the American state : a tale foretold? / Kimberly S. Johnson -- The politics and policy of the State Children's Health Insurance Program / Alex Waddan and Douglas Jaenicke -- Criminal justice policy across the United States : due process in the punitive turn / Andrew Davies and Alissa Pollitz Worden -- Gay rights, the federal marriage amendment, and the states / Edward Ashbee -- Clearing the air : the new politics of public smoking / Christopher J. Bailey -- Abortion, the judiciary and federalism in North America / Robert McKeever -- No Child Left Behind : federalism and education policy / Jonathan Parker |
| Summary |
Federalism is often described as the greatest of the American contributions to the art of government, but it has been an evolving and protean entity since its original establishment in the Constitution. Based on the contributions of international scholars, this volume explores three facets of modern federalism: the vertical tensions over the distribution of authority between national and sub-national governments; the tensions between the national government's role as the instrument of policy uniformity throughout the nation and the inclination of the states to take different approaches to similar issues in light of their own political cultures; and the changing context of federalism in the more conservative political context of recent times. In addition, a number of the essays explore the Canadian model of federalism, which helps to place the U.S. model in comparative context |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
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Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- fast |
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Federal government -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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HISTORY.
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Federal government
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Politics and government
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Föderalismus
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002071
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United States
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USA
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History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Morgan, Iwan W.
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Davies, Philip, 1948-
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| LC no. |
2008021288 |
| ISBN |
9780230617254 |
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0230617255 |
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9780230609402 |
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0230609406 |
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9781349375899 |
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1349375896 |
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