Dilemmas of Scale in America's Federal Democracy

• Author(s): Martha Derthick,
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Pages: 386
• ISBN_10: 0521640393
  ISBN_13: 9780521640398
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / United States / General , History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) , Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy , Political Science / American Government / General ,

Description:... Nationalist and localist traditions vie within the American federal system and the American experiment with self-government. Bringing together contributions from history, political science, and sociology, this book focuses primarily on the local, seeking to recapture its origins, explain its current impact, and assess its worth.