American Theories Of Federalism
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Author | : Alison L. LaCroix |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2011-10-15 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0674062035 |
Federalism is regarded as one of the signal American contributions to modern politics. Its origins are typically traced to the drafting of the Constitution, but the story began decades before the delegates met in Philadelphia. In this groundbreaking book, Alison LaCroix traces the history of American federal thought from its colonial beginnings in scattered provincial responses to British assertions of authority, to its emergence in the late eighteenth century as a normative theory of multilayered government. The core of this new federal ideology was a belief that multiple independent levels of government could legitimately exist within a single polity, and that such an arrangement was not a defect but a virtue. This belief became a foundational principle and aspiration of the American political enterprise. LaCroix thus challenges the traditional account of republican ideology as the single dominant framework for eighteenth-century American political thought. Understanding the emerging federal ideology returns constitutional thought to the central place that it occupied for the founders. Federalism was not a necessary adaptation to make an already designed system work; it was the system. Connecting the colonial, revolutionary, founding, and early national periods in one story reveals the fundamental reconfigurations of legal and political power that accompanied the formation of the United States. The emergence of American federalism should be understood as a critical ideological development of the period, and this book is essential reading for everyone interested in the American story.
Author | : Walter Hartwell Bennett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Constitutional history |
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Author | : Samuel Hutchison Beer |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 500 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780674893184 |
Samuel Beer reveals the provenance, purpose, and origins of the ideas of nationalism and federalism in American political philosophy. From the great English republicans of the 17th century to the conflicts of ideas that exist to this day, he reveals unsuspected dimensions that have shaped--and are still shaping--America.
Author | : Paul E. Peterson |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780815791645 |
What is the price of federalism? Does it result in governmental interconnections that are too complex? Does it create overlapping responsibilities? Does it perpetuate social inequalities? Does it stifle economic growth? To answer these questions, Paul Peterson sets forth two theories of federalism: functional and legislative. Functional theory is optimistic. It says that each level of the federal system is well designed to carry out the tasks for which it is mainly responsible. State and local governments assume responsibility for their area's physical and social development; the national government cares for the needy and reduces economic inequities. Legislative theory, in contrast, is pessimistic: it says that national political leaders, responding to electoral pressures, misuse their power. They shift unpopular burdens to lower levels of government while spending national dollars on popular government programs for which they can claim credit. Both theories are used to explain different aspects of American federalism. Legislative theory explains why federal grants have never been used to equalize public services. Elected officials cannot easily justify to their constituents a vote to shift funds away from the geographic area they represent. The overall direction that American federalism has taken in recent years is better explained by functional theory. As the costs of transportation and communication have declined, labor and capital have become increasingly mobile, placing states and localities in greater competition with one another. State and local governments are responding to these changes by overlooking the needs of the poor, focusing instead on economic development. As a further consequence, older, big cities of the Rust Belt, inefficient in their operations and burdened by social responsibilities, are losing jobs and population to the suburban communities that surround them. Peterson recommends that the national government adopt p
Author | : D. Karmis |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2016-04-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1137055499 |
This project pulls together classic and modern readings and essays that explore theories of federalism. Spanning the Seventeenth through Twenty-first-centuries of European, U.S. and Canadian thinkers, this attempts to be a comprehensive reader for students in political theory. The emphasis throughout is on the normative argument, the advantages or disadvantages of federal and confederal arrangements compared to unitary states, and on the relative merits of various proposals to improve particular federations or confederations. These also draw on the full range of political science subfields: from political sociology, political economy and constitutional studies to comparative politics and international relations. There are also readings, both contemporary and historical, that attempt to clarify conceptual issues.
Author | : United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Federal government |
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Author | : Walter Hartwell Bennett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 13 |
Release | : 1942 |
Genre | : Federal government |
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Author | : Daniel Judah Elazar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 94 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Confederation of states |
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Author | : Joseph F. Zimmerman |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2008-09-10 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0791477657 |
Traces the development of the American federal system of government, focusing principally on the shifting balance of powers between the national government and the states.
Author | : Thomas Julius Anton |
Publisher | : Philadelphia : Temple University Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780877225775 |
This is a study of the ways in which the federal, state, and local governments share responsibility for policies, producing a system that combines uniformity and diversity. While numerous empirical studies in recent years have detailed particular examples of reforms in federalism, there has been no widely accepted theory by which to evaluate the significance of those details. Thomas Anton synthesizes the particulars to discover what is true in general about the state of American Federalism. He uses a "benefits coalition" conceptual framework on which to organize his discussion.The author sees the purpose of American government as the creation and distribution of benefits to designated populations. He identifies three main types of benefits, which are directed toward individuals both outside and within government: (1) economic-the improvement of economic well-being; (2) juridical-assigning rights and obligations, as in determining eligibility to vote; and (3) symbolic-for example, in designating holidays and in fostering public activities that promote pride in and support for the system.Because of their profound affect on the quality of our lives as well as their increasing cost, the policies and programs jointly pursued by American governments are the focus of reform proposals that now occupy a prominent position on the national agenda. For these and other reasons, Anton's analytical and broadly defined discussion of American Federalism is especially timely. Author note: Thomas Anton is Professor of Political Science and Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions at Brown University.