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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820790803321

Autore

Zimmerman Joseph Francis <1928->

Titolo

Congressional preemption [[electronic resource] ] : regulatory federalism / / Joseph F. Zimmerman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005

ISBN

0-7914-8273-1

1-4237-4785-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Disciplina

320.473/049

Soggetti

Federal government - United States

Central-local government relations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-278) and  index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Congressional Preemption -- Establishment of a Federation -- Spending Power Preemption -- Complete Field Preemption -- Imperium in Imperio and Limited Preemption -- Judicially Determined Preemption -- Metamorphic Federalism -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Congressional Preemption provides an in-depth account of the use of preemption powers by Congress to either partially or completely remove regulatory authority from state and local governments in a wide variety of fields. Author Joseph F. Zimmerman exposes the inadequacies of the two current theories of United States federalism—dual and cooperative—by exploring the impact of Congress' frequent use of its preemption powers since 1965. While the dual and cooperative federalism theories retain a degree of explanatory power, Zimmerman considers why they do not explain the profound systemic changes produced by congressional preemption. Other topics covered include congressional use of conditional grants-in-aid, crossover sanctions, tax credits, tax sanctions, and partial and complete redemption; the theory of political safeguards of federalism; and the Blackmun Thesis, which encourages states to seek relief from preemption statutes in Congress and not the courts. The book concludes with postulates of a broader theory of federalism and recommendations addressed to Congress to reinvigorate the federal



system.