The New Federalism: Can the States Be Trusted? Volume 443

by Barry R. Weingast and John A. Ferejohn

In recent years, the growth of the federal government and its failure to resolve many major problems have ignited a serious new debate. Some scholars and policymakers suggest that reinvigorating American federalism--returing a variety of regulatory and police powers back to the states--may better solve many of these problems. Others claim that it will gut policies or cripple national regulation. This book confronts these issues as it investigates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817995129
• ISBN13: 9780817995126
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"