The Robust Federation: - Principles of Design

Informationen zum Autor Jenna Bednar is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan. Her work crosses disciplines, addressing constitutional questions using the methods of complex systems analysis and game theory, and has been published in law reviews as well as journals in economics, political science, and sociology. Professor Bednar received her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1998. Klappentext The Robust Federation offers the first holistic and comprehensive approach to the study of federalism. Zusammenfassung The Robust Federation offers a comprehensive approach to the study of federalism. Jenna Bednar demonstrates how complementary institutions maintain and adjust the distribution of authority between national and state governments. These authority boundaries matter - for defense! economic growth! and adequate political representation - and must be defended from opportunistic transgression. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Constituting the robust federation; 2. Federal structure and potential; 3. The federal problem; 4. The safeguards of federalism; 5. Coverage; 6. Complementarity; 7. Redundancy; 8. Tying the Gordian Knot.

Product details

• Authors: Jenna Bednar
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2008
• EAN: 9780521703963
• ISBN: 978-0-521-70396-3
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions; Political Economy of Instituti; Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education