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Erwin Chemerinsky - Enhancing Government - 9780804751988 - V9780804751988
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Enhancing Government

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Description for Enhancing Government Hardback. This book argues for a new vision of how to allocate power between the federal and state governments to provide effective government and enhance liberty. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.

Federalism—the division of power between national and state governments—has been a divisive issue throughout American history. Conservatives argued in support of federalism and states' rights to oppose the end of slavery, the New Deal, and desegregation. In the 1990s, the Rehnquist Court used federalism to strike down numerous laws of public good, including federal statutes requiring the clean up of nuclear waste and background checks for gun ownership. Now the Roberts Court appears poised to use federalism and states' rights to limit federal power even further.

In this book, Erwin Chemerinsky passionately argues for a different vision: federalism as ... Read more

The challenge for the 21st century is to reinvent American government so that it can effectively deal with enduring social ills and growing threats to personal freedom and civil liberties. Increasing the chains on government—as the Court and Congress are now doing in the name of federalism—is exactly the wrong way to enter the new century. But, an empowered federalism, as Chemerinsky shows, will profoundly alter the capabilities and promise of U.S. government and society.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804751988
SKU
V9780804751988
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About Erwin Chemerinsky
Erwin Chemerinsky is the Alston & Bird Professor of Law and Political Science at Duke University. In July 2008, he will become the founding Dean of the Donald Bren School of Law at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of four books, including, Federal Jurisdiction (2003) and Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies (2002). He frequently argues appellate ... Read more

Reviews for Enhancing Government
"The framers gave us federalism at the end of the eighteenth century. Enhancing Government is federalism's blueprint for the twenty-first century. Chemerinsky delivers a deathblow to the modern view that federalism serves to limit government action—and shows instead how federalism allows government to solve problems and to enhance individual liberties. Powerfully argued, erudite, and practical, this magnificent book is essential ... Read more

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