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UNINA9910457729503321 |
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Autore |
Gerston Larry N. |
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Titolo |
American federalism : a concise introduction / / Larry N. Gerston |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
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1-315-70657-1 |
1-280-91273-1 |
9786610912735 |
0-7656-2210-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Federal government - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-188) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The great political experiment -- Reordering the rules on power and governance -- The appeal of tradition -- Institutional change agents -- Informal pressures on the power flow -- Vertical federalism -- Horizontal federalism : arrangements among the states -- The international dimension of federalism -- Explaining American federalism in the twenty-first century. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Understanding federalism is central to the study of democratic government in the United States. This book examines the historical and philosophical underpinnings of federalism; and the ways in which institutional political power is both diffused and concentrated in the United States. |
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