Product Description: Congressional Preemption provides an in-depth account of the use of preemption powers by Congress to either partially or completely remove regulatory authority from state and local governments in a wide variety of fields. Author Joseph F...read more

This volume has been written specifically for students of the U.S. system of government, and for students interested in federalism in practice. Joseph F. Zimmerman traces the development if the U.S. federal system from 1789 to the present day by focussing in the shifting balance of power between the nation and the states. It introduces the important theories of federalism and explains how they can be used to understand the system as it was originally drawn up and as it operates now. All the important trends in national-state relations are examined, with particular attention being given to the preemption by the federal legislature and judiciary of the powers and authority of the states.The U.S. federal system has changed radically since its inception, and continues to increase in complexity. This lucid and accessible account links the system's current practices with its history and looks forward to the future of the most important federal system in operation today.

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Product Description: This comparative study of electoral procedures, trends, and key issues is the first to deal with the representation of women and minorities around the world. Wilma Rule and Joseph Zimmerman have brought together an international team of scholars who show why there is gross underrepresentation of women and minorities internationally and who analyze the cultural, socio-economic, and political barriers to their future electoral successes...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Looks at the New York constitution, provides an overview of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, and describes the relationship between federal, state, and local governments

Product Description: Provides up-to-date information on both the scientific and clinical aspects of work in this area - diagnosis, progress and therapeutics, and the advances in cytogenetics and molecular biology. This book also covers the epidemiology, classification, genetic investigation, immunology, prognosis, treatment, and relationship between MDS and leukaemias...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Examines the origins, spread, and effectiveness of the initiative. The initiative is the product of the populist movement, which in the late nineteenth century sought to increase voter control of what were viewed as unrepresentative state and local governments...read more

Product Description: First in-depth examination of the various forms of interstate cooperation and their central role promoting a successful federal system of government in the United States. Cooperative interstate relations are essential for maintaining the economic and political union established by the United States Constitution...read more

Product Description: A comprehensive look at the economic relations among states, and how they might be better optimized.In this groundbreaking volume, Joseph F. Zimmerman examines interstate economic relations. He explores the history of congressional and judicial ground rules governing such relations, direct and indirect interstate trade barriers and means of their removal, and interstate competition for tax revenues, business firms, sports franchises, tourists, and gamblers...read more

Product Description: This groundbreaking book examines in detail relations between the states and the roles of United States Congress and Supreme Court in determining the nature of such relations―a distinguishing characteristic of a federal system. The neglect of interstate relations by scholars is surprising in view of the long and ongoing struggle between state power and federal power in the U...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Examines intergovernmental efforts within the United States to manage the nation’s water supply.Long taken for granted, water resources are rapidly becoming a contentious issue within American politics. Continuing population growth and rapid development, coupled with environmental events such as droughts, have led to increasing water shortages in sections of the nation...read more

Product Description: In this groundbreaking study, Zimmerman explores the town meeting form of government in all New England states. This comprehensive work relies heavily upon surveys of town officers and citizens, interviews, and mastery of the scattered writing on the subject...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Two values often at odds with each other—competition and compassion—dominate New York’s political culture. Since the eighteenth century New York has been known for its economic leadership and entrepreneurial opportunities. Its nickname, “the Empire State,” reflects the state’s continuing role as a national and international center of industry and commerce...read more

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Product Description: The Politics of Subnational Governance is a collection of up-to-date articles on state and local government. Part I, Intergovernmental Relations, traces the development of national-state relations from 1789 until 1988, with special emphasis on state-local relations and interstate relations...read more