Dilemmas of scale in America's federal democracy / edited by Martha Derthick.

Other author Derthick, Martha.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Descriptionxiv, 386 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesWoodrow Wilson Center series
Woodrow Wilson Center series. ^A249302
Contents pt. 1. Citizenship and local self-government. City life and citizenship / James Q. Wilson ; Citizen and city: locality, public-spiritedness, and the American regime / Stephen L. Elkin -- pt. 2. Local self-government in American political history. The origins and influence of early American local self-government: Democracy in America reconsidered / Pauline Maier ; Localism, political parties, and civic virtue / Sidney M. Milkis ; How many communities? the evolution of American federalism / Martha Derthick ; Local practice in transition: from government to governance / Kathryn M. Doherty and Clarence N. Stone -- pt. 3. The place of locality in current policy choice. The ideo-logics of urban land-use politics / Alan A. Altshuler ; Local government and environmental policy / Marc K. Landy ; Local self-government in education: community, citizenship, and charter schools / Gregory R. Weiher and Chris Cookson ; Net gains: the voting rights act and southern local government / Richard M. Valelly ; The people's court? federal judges and criminal justice / William D. Hagedorn and John J. DiIulio, Jr. ; Afterword: federalism and community / Philip Selznick.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98046762
ISBN0521640393 (hardback)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JK325 .D555 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold