American federalism a concise introduction /

Gerston, Larry N.

American federalism a concise introduction / [electronic resource] : Larry N. Gerston. - Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2007. - x, 197 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-188) and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Federal government--United States.


United States--Politics and government.


Electronic books.

JK311 / .G47 2007

320.473/049