The Roots of American Bureaucracy, 1830-1900

The Roots of American Bureaucracy, 1830-1900
Author: William E. Nelson
Publisher: Beard Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1982
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1587982846

This innovative book argues that the mugwump reformers who built early bureaucracies cared less about enhancing government efficiency than about restraining the power of majoritarian political leaders in Congress and the executive branch.

The Fourteenth Amendment

The Fourteenth Amendment
Author: William E. Nelson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2009-06-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780674041424

In a remarkably fresh and historically grounded reinterpretation of the American Constitution, William Nelson argues that the fourteenth amendment was written to affirm the general public's long-standing rhetorical commitment to the principles of equality and individual rights on the one hand, and to the principle of local self-rule on the other.

Customs Bulletin

Customs Bulletin
Author: United States. Department of the Treasury
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1282
Release: 1981
Genre: Customs administration
ISBN:

A Nation of States

A Nation of States
Author: Kermit L. Hall
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2000
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780815334293

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.