The Meaning of American Federalism

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The Meaning of American Federalism is a scholarly work by political scientist Vincent Ostrom that analyzes the principles, structure, and practical implications of federalism in the United States.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
scholarly work ⓘ
aimsTo assess the performance of American federal institutions ⓘ
clarify the meaning of federalism in the American context ⓘ
analyzes practical implications of federalism ⓘ
principles of federalism ⓘ
structure of American federalism ⓘ
author Vincent Ostrom ⓘ
contributesTo debates on decentralization ⓘ
theory of American federalism ⓘ
understanding of constitutional governance in the United States ⓘ
countryOfFocus United States ⓘ
discusses citizen participation in governance ⓘ
constitutionalism ⓘ
limits of centralized authority ⓘ
public choice perspectives on federalism ⓘ
role of local governments in a federal system ⓘ
examines historical development of American federalism ⓘ
institutional incentives in federal systems ⓘ
problems of coordination among governments ⓘ
tensions between national and state sovereignty ⓘ
fieldOfStudy political science ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
focusesOn constitutional design in the United States ⓘ
division of powers between national and state governments ⓘ
intergovernmental relations in the United States ⓘ
polycentric governance ⓘ
self-governing communities ⓘ
genre academic non-fiction ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
hasPerspective analytical study of institutional arrangements ⓘ
normative evaluation of federal arrangements ⓘ
intendedAudience public administration practitioners ⓘ
scholars of political science ⓘ
students of American government ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject American federalism ⓘ
federalism ⓘ
relatedConcept checks and balances in a federal system ⓘ
compound republic ⓘ
constitutional federalism ⓘ
multi-level governance ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor The Political Theory of a Compound Republic ⓘ
theoreticalApproach institutional analysis ⓘ
polycentricity ⓘ
public choice theory ⓘ

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