The federal nation
Subtitle: perspectives on American federalism
By: edited by Iwan W. Morgan and Philip J. Davies.
Contributors: Morgan, Iwan W.; Davies, Philip.
Series: Studies of the Americas
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Bush, George W. -- 1946-; Federal government -- United States -- History -- 21st century; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Federalism, the Bush administration and the evolution of American politics / Timothy Conlan; title: What a difference a few decades make : the conservative movement, executive power, and the Constitution in the United States / Joel Aberbach and Gillian Peele; title: Canada's "open federalism" : past, present and future / Christopher Dunn; title: Three faces of contemporary American federalism / John Kincaid; title: Fragmented structures and blurred boundaries : strategies for regional governance / Carl Sternberg; title: Congressional devolution of power / Joseph Zimmerman; title: Hurricane Katrina, racial federalism and the American state : a tale foretold? / Kimberly Johnson; title: The politics and policy of the state Children's Health Insurance Program / Alex Waddan and Douglas Jaenicke; title: Criminal justice policy across the United States : due process in the punitive turn / Andrew Davies and Alissa Pollitz Warden; title: Gay rights, the Federal Marriage Amendment, and the States / Edward Ashbee; title: Clearing the air : the new politics of public smoking / Christopher Bailey; title: Abortion, the judiciary and federalism in North America / Robert McKeever; title: No Child Left Behind : federalism and education policy / Jonathan Parker.