American federalism today : perspectives on political and economic governance / edited by Michael J. Boskin.
| Other author | Boskin, Michael J., editor. |
| Other author | Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, organizer. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, [2024] |
| Description | xii, 440 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Hoover Institution Press publication Hoover Institution Press publication ; 737. ^A283591 |
| Contents | Part 1. Federalism principles and perspectives. Why states rather than a single consolidated nation? : the framers' view / Michael W. McConnell -- Public attitudes toward federalism and the scope of national power / Morris P. Fiorina and Alice Yiqian Wang -- The phases and faces of federalism / David M. Kennedy -- Part 2. The current state of federalism. The budgetary impact of the abandonment of federalism / John F. Cogan -- COVID federalism / David Brady, Jacob Jaffe, and Douglas Rivers -- Recession and ratchets : federal funds and public-sector employment / Jonathan Rodden -- Part 3. Federalism in key areas of policy. Some evolving issues in K-12 education / Eric A. Hanushek -- Infrastructure in a federal system / Michael J. Boskin and Valentin Bolotnyy -- Federalist system of healthcare financing in America / Thomas MaCurdy and Jay Bhattacharya -- When are state liabilities federal liabilities? : social insurance and federalism / Joshua Rauh and Jillian Ludwig -- Is the United States still a competitive federal system? / Paul E. Peterson and Carlos X. Lastra-Anadón -- Monetary aspects of, and implications for, federalism / John B. Taylor -- Part 4. Practitioners' perspectives. Mitch Daniels / introduced by Paul E. Peterson -- Jeb Bush / introduced by Condoleezza Rice -- Jerry Brown / introduced by Michael J. Boskin. |
| Abstract | "Expert scholars and practitioners examine the relationship between the US federal and state and local governments, in political theory and in practice, applied to current social, economic, and fiscal issues"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Proceedings of a conference held by the Hoover Institution in September 2023. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: American federalism today Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, 2024 9780817926366 |
| Genre/form | proceedings (reports) |
| Genre/form | Conference papers and proceedings. |
| Genre/form | Actes de congrè€s. |
| LCCN | 2024017418 |
| ISBN | 9780817926359 |
| ISBN | 0817926356 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |