Federalist Government in Principle and Practice

Racheter, Donald P., and Richard E. Wagner, editors

ISBN 10: 0792379934 / ISBN 13: 9780792379935

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2001

About this Item

A Near Fine copy in laminated blue hard covers. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. A clean/unmarked copy within, with one quite small soil spot at the foredge. No dust jacket, apparently as issued.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Federalist Government in Principle and Practice
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792379934
• ISBN 13: 9780792379935
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Federalism has generally been characterized as a system of government that is friendly to liberty. It is not obvious, though, why this should be so. Federalism is a form of government where citizens simultaneously reside in at least two governments, each of which has independent authority to tax and to regulate. By contrast, in a unitary form of government citizens face only one government with independent authority to tax and regulate. At first glance, it would seem a bit strange to claim that liberty is more secure when citizens are members of two governments with independent authority than when they are members of only one such government. The relationship between federalism and liberty turns out to be a complex one, and one that is capable of working in either direction. Whether federalism supports or erodes liberty depends on importantly on the institutional framework within which federalist governance takes place. The essays in Federalist Government in Principle and Practice examine this institutionalist theme from both theoretical and practical perspectives.