Divided States of America - Why Federalism Doesn''t Work

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Donald F. Kettl is professor emeritus and former dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. Until his retirement, he was the Sid Richardson Professor at the LBJ School at the University of Texas at Austin. His books include Can Governments Earn Our Trust? and Escaping Jurassic Government. Twitter @donkettl

Zusammenfassung

Why federalism is pulling America apart-and how the system can be reformedFederalism was James Madison's great invention. An innovative system of power sharing that balanced national and state interests, federalism was the pragmatic compromise that brought the colonies together to form the United States. Yet, even beyond the question of slavery

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Donald F. Kettl, Kettl Donald F.
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 10.03.2020
• EAN: 9780691182278
• ISBN: 978-0-691-18227-8
• Seiten: 248
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Constitution: government & the state, Political structure and processes, Constitution: government and the state