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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455757503321

Autore

Zimmerman Joseph Francis <1928->

Titolo

Interstate cooperation [[electronic resource] ] : compacts and administrative agreements / / Joseph F. Zimmerman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002

ISBN

1-280-42300-5

9786610423002

0-313-01260-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

342.73/042

Soggetti

Interstate agreements - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-247) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Interstate Comity; 2. The Constitution and Interstate Governance; 3. The Compacting Process; 4. Compact Commissions; 5. Interstate Compacts Sans Commissions; 6. Formal and Informal Administrative Agreements; 7. Interstate Cooperation: An Assessment; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text places in perspective the important roles played by interstate compacts and interstate administrative agreements in the governance systems of the US. Compacts are identified and classified by type, and particular emphasis is placed on federal governmental promotion of compacts.