{"product_id":"9780792379935","title":"Federalist Government in Principle and Practice","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFederalist Government in Principle and Practice\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRacheter, Donald P.; Wagner, Richard E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eFederalism has generally been characterized as a system of  government that is friendly to liberty. It is not obvious, though, why  this should be so. Federalism is a form of government where citizens  simultaneously reside in at least two governments, each of which has  independent authority to tax and to regulate. By contrast, in a  unitary form of government citizens face only one government with  independent authority to tax and regulate. At first glance, it would  seem a bit strange to claim that liberty is more secure when citizens  are members of two governments with independent authority than when  they are members of only one such government. The relationship between  federalism and liberty turns out to be a complex one, and one that is  capable of working in either direction. Whether federalism supports or  erodes liberty depends on importantly on the institutional framework  within which federalist governance takes place. The essays in  \u003cem\u003eFederalist Government in Principle and Practice\u003c\/em\u003e examine this  institutionalist theme from both theoretical and practical  perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2000-10-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792379935\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-1395-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 297\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265661784204,"sku":"9780792379935","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792379935.jpg?v=1770788145","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792379935","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}