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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Erin Ryan |
| ISBN: | 9780199737987 : alk. paper) 0199737983 ((hardback) : alk. paper |
| OCLC Number: | 727511764 |
| Description: | xxix, 398 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Which federalism? : The choice and the stakes -- Federalism and the tug of war within -- American federalisms : from new foundations to new federalism -- The Rehnquist revival of jurisdictional separation -- The interjurisdictional gray area -- The role of the courts : tenth amendment balancing -- Legislative balancing through intergovernmental bargaining -- The role of the political branches : negotiating federalism -- The structural safeguards of federalism bargaining -- The procedural tools of interpretive balancing -- Conclusion. Toward balance in federalism. |
| Responsibility: | Erin Ryan. |
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<br>"Erin Ryan offers an astute analysis of constitutional federalism both substantively and procedurally, and illustrates her points with exceptionally helpful examples from the national response to the Katrina disaster and a wide range of other federal and state efforts to deal with environmental problems. Her work is likely to become one of the handful of books that are part of the regular discourse about federalism." <br>--Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law, Harvard Law School <br><p><br>"This is a wonderful book. Professor Ryan places contemporary federalism debates in their broader historical and theoretical context, analyzes the sweep of Supreme Court precedent and legal scholarship, and reveals both the challenges and the opportunities that federalism presents for lawmaking. And, in an analysis that is simultaneously aspirational and pragmatic, Ryan proposes a new, balanced pathway for crafting laws that address some of the most pressing issues facing the nation. A tour de force of excellent legal analysis and scholarship." <br>--Richard Lazarus, Howard J. and Katherine W. Aibel Professor of Law, Harvard Law School <br><p><br>"This impressive volume challenges both the New Federalism of the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts and the anything-goes jurisprudence of its opponents, offering in their place a persuasive treatment of the values underlying constitutional federalism and a nuanced account of how to reconcile the tensions among them. This book should be of interest to all scholars of federalism." <br>--G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University <br><p><br>"Amidst all that has been written about federalism, Professor Erin Ryan has written a brilliant book that offers a new way of thinking about this important topic. At a time when some of the most important social issues are once again being fought over in terms of states' rights, Professor Ryan carefully examines the underlying values of fed Read more...