The rebirth of Federalism : slouching toward Washington
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The rebirth of Federalism : slouching toward Washington
Chatham House Publishers, c2000
2nd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-384) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Both a history of American federalism and an analysis of its current condition, this second edition offers up-to-date statistics and new interpretation. While considering recent developments, Walker concludes with an optimistic assessment of the overall health of the system.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: a new system. Part 1 Federalism today: Federalism and its many faces - what is federalism?, what are intergovernmental relations? Part 2 Nearly four centuries of American federalism, 1607-1998: American federalism and its intergovernmental relations, 1607-1789
- variations on dual federalism, 1789-1930
- the rise and maturation of cooperative federalism, 1930-1960
- cooperative federalism's conceptual offspring, 1960-1980
- the reaction to cooperative (and co-optive) federalism, 1981-1998. Part 3 Some dynamics of today's system: the federal judiciary - centralizer or umpire?
- fiscal federalism - the fateful dynamic
- a resurgent role for the States?
- a new political system? Part 4 Toward a rebirth of federalism: what of the future?
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