The Upside-Down Constitution /
Greve, Michael S.
The Upside-Down Constitution / Michael S. Greve. - 1 online resource (528 p.) : 3 graphs, 6 tables
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part one. FOUNDATIONS -- Part two. COMPETITIVE FEDERALISM -- Part three. TRANSFORMATION -- Part four. OUR FEDERALISM -- Part five. THE STATE OF OUR FEDERALISM -- Appendix: Constitutional Structure: Powers and Prohibitions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Over the course of the nation's history, the Constitution has been turned upside-down, Michael Greve argues in this provocative book. The Constitution's vision of a federalism in which local, state, and federal government compete to satisfy the preferences of individuals has given way to a cooperative, cartelized federalism that enables interest groups to leverage power at every level for their own benefit. Greve traces this inversion from the Constitution's founding through today, dispelling much received wisdom along the way.The Upside-Down Constitution shows how federalism's transformation was a response to states' demands, not an imposition on them. From the nineteenth-century judicial elaboration of a competitive federal order, to the New Deal transformation, to the contemporary Supreme Court's impoverished understanding of constitutional structure, and the "devolution" in vogue today, Greve describes a trend that will lead to more government and fiscal profligacy, not less. Taking aim at both the progressive heirs of the New Deal and the vocal originalists of our own time, The Upside-Down Constitution explains why the current fiscal crisis will soon compel a fundamental renegotiation of a new federalism grounded in constitutional principles.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674061910 9780674063228
10.4159/harvard.9780674063228 doi
Constitutional history--United States.
Federal government--History.--United States
Federal government--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions.
KF4600
342.73042
The Upside-Down Constitution / Michael S. Greve. - 1 online resource (528 p.) : 3 graphs, 6 tables
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part one. FOUNDATIONS -- Part two. COMPETITIVE FEDERALISM -- Part three. TRANSFORMATION -- Part four. OUR FEDERALISM -- Part five. THE STATE OF OUR FEDERALISM -- Appendix: Constitutional Structure: Powers and Prohibitions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Over the course of the nation's history, the Constitution has been turned upside-down, Michael Greve argues in this provocative book. The Constitution's vision of a federalism in which local, state, and federal government compete to satisfy the preferences of individuals has given way to a cooperative, cartelized federalism that enables interest groups to leverage power at every level for their own benefit. Greve traces this inversion from the Constitution's founding through today, dispelling much received wisdom along the way.The Upside-Down Constitution shows how federalism's transformation was a response to states' demands, not an imposition on them. From the nineteenth-century judicial elaboration of a competitive federal order, to the New Deal transformation, to the contemporary Supreme Court's impoverished understanding of constitutional structure, and the "devolution" in vogue today, Greve describes a trend that will lead to more government and fiscal profligacy, not less. Taking aim at both the progressive heirs of the New Deal and the vocal originalists of our own time, The Upside-Down Constitution explains why the current fiscal crisis will soon compel a fundamental renegotiation of a new federalism grounded in constitutional principles.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674061910 9780674063228
10.4159/harvard.9780674063228 doi
Constitutional history--United States.
Federal government--History.--United States
Federal government--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions.
KF4600
342.73042