American federalism : a concise introduction / / Larry N. Gerston
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (208 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 320.473/049 |
| 320.473049 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Federal government - United States |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government |
| Note generali: | First published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-188) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | American federalism |
| ISBN: | 1-317-47725-1 |
| 1-315-70657-1 | |
| 1-280-91273-1 | |
| 9786610912735 | |
| 0-7656-2210-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910818683103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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