Dilemmas of Scale in America's Federal Democracy

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ISBN: 9780521640398 | 0521640393
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/13/1999

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Nationalist and local traditions vie within the American federal system and the American experiment with self-government. Bringing together contributions from history, political science and sociology, this book focuses primarily on the local, seeking to recapture its origins, explain its current impact and assess its worth.

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Editor's preface Martha Derthick
Introduction: city life and citizenship and locality James Q. Wilson
Public-spiritedness and the American regime Steven L. Elkin
Part I. Local Self-Government in American Political History: 1. The origins and influence of early American local self-government Pauline Maier
2. Localism, political parties, and civic virtue Sidney M. Milkis
3. How many communities?: the evolution of American Federalism Martha Derthick
4. Local practice in transition: from government to governance Kathryn Doherty and Clarence N. Stone
Part II. The Place of Locality in Current Policy Choice: 5. The ideo-logics of urban land use politics Alan A. Altshuler
6. Local government and environmental policy Marc K. Landy
7. Local self-government in education: community vs. citizenship Gregory R. Weiher and Chris Cookson
8. Net gains: the Voting Rights Act and Southern Local Government Richard M. Vallely
9. The People's Court?: federal judges and criminal justice William D. Hagedorn and John J. DiIulio Jr
Afterword: federalism and community Philip Selznick.

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Dilemmas of Scale in America's Federal Democracy

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