Real Federalism
Subtitle:  Why It Matters, How It Could Happen
Publisher: AEI Press
Published: January 25, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780844740997
Subjects: Central government; Constitution: government & the state; Constitutional & administrative law; Politics / Current Events; U.S. Federal Government; Political Science; Politics/International Relations; USA; POL025000; POL; Civics & Citizenship; Constitutional; Government - U.S. Government; Political Science / General; Political Process - Leadership
First sentence: Recent constitutional and political developments suggest a modest federalist renewal.
Description: "Real" federalism, Michael S. Greve argues, is a federalism that promotes citizen choice and competition among the states. Far from being an anachronism in an increasingly complex society, a regime that permits citizens to choose among competing jurisdictions - each offering a different mixture of government services - is uniquely suited to a country of highly mobile and increasingly sophisticated citizen-consumers.

Real Federalism provides a road map for reviving citizen choice and state competition. Greve shows how the Supreme Court, which has reestablished at least some federalism constraints, and a loose coalition of "leave-us-alone" constituencies - including some religious groups, home school and school choice organizations, and term limit and tax limit advocates - can through a "virtuous cycle" of progressive accommodation and cooperation succeed in advancing federalism.