Safeguarding federalism:how states protect their interests in national policymaking

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nugent John Douglas 1969-
Published: University of Oklahoma Press,
Publisher Address: Norman
Publication Dates: c2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xiii, 330 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780806140032 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0806140038 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Index Number: D771
CLC: D771.223
Call Number: D771.223/N967
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-324) and index.
Introduction : the constitution and the "construction" of American federalism -- What's at stake? : state-governmental interests vis-à-vis the federal government -- The political safeguards of federalism today -- Preempting federal preemption : the uniform-state-laws process -- State participation in federal policymaking : the intergovernmental lobby -- State implementation of federal policy as a safeguard of federalism -- Summing up the political safeguards of federalism.