American Federalism Today

""A fascinating journey through the complex jumble that American federalism most certainly is."" --Larry Kramer, president and vice chancellor, London School of Economics ""We still do not fully understand the political robustness of federal arrangements. This volume is an important contribution to the effort to learn."" --John Ferejohn, professor of law and politics, New York University School of Law ""Rich in the history, theory, and contemporary practice of American federalism. . . . There's much inside to stimulate both new and continuing students of federalism."" --Jeff Clemens, associate professor of economics, University of California-San Diego ""We're at a governance moment: the loci of policy are moving to state and local governments. American Federalism Today is the book for the moment."" --Robert P. Inman, professor emeritus of finance, economics, and public policy, University of Pennsylvania, and coauthor of Democratic Federalism: The Economics, Politics, and Law of Federal Governance ""American federalism has gone through many phases, so it cannot be understood from just one perspective. This is a volume that every scholar of federalism will want to read."" --Barry R. Weingast, Ward C. Krebs Family Professor of political science, Stanford University ""A wide-ranging assessment of both the economics and the politics of federalism in the United States, identifying virtues, weaknesses, and key lessons for policy design."" --James Poterba, professor of economics, MIT, and president, National Bureau of Economic Research