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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
October 2024
Print publication year:
2024
Online ISBN:
9781009127370
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Book description

Good Governing: The Police Power in the American States is a deep historical and legal analysis of state police power, examining its origins in the founding period of the American public through the 20th century. The book reveals how American police power was intended to be a broad, but not unlimited, charter of regulatory governance, designed to implement key constitutional objectives and advance the general welfare. It explores police power's promise as a mechanism for implementing successful regulatory governance and tackling societal ills, while considering key structural issues like separation of powers and individual rights. This insightful book will shape understanding of the neglected state police power, a key part of constitutional governance in the U.S. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Contents

  • Good Governing
    pp i-ii
  • Good Governing - Title page
    pp iii-iii
  • The Police Power in the American States
  • Copyright page
    pp iv-iv
  • Contents
    pp v-vi
  • Acknowledgments
    pp vii-viii
  • Introduction
    pp 1-14
  • Part I - Power for the People: Creating the Modern Police Power
    pp 15-170
  • 1 - State Constitutions and the Governance Project
    pp 17-41
  • 2 - The Police Power in Our Republic’s First Century
    pp 42-83
  • 3 - “The Power to Govern Men and Things”
    pp 84-132
  • The Police Power Evolves to Meet New Conditions
  • 4 - The Shape of the Police Power in the Modern Era
    pp 133-170
  • Part II - Structural Considerations
    pp 171-280
  • 5 - Separating and Distributing Powers and Functions
    pp 173-199
  • 6 - Constitutional Rights
    pp 200-236
  • 7 - Turning Inside Out
    pp 237-260
  • Resolving Conflicts over the Scope of the Police Power
  • 8 - The Police Power and Federalism
    pp 261-280
  • Part III - The Police Power’s Promise
    pp 281-332
  • 9 - Spheres of Regulatory Governance
    pp 283-317
  • 10 - Techniques of Regulatory Intervention
    pp 318-330
  • New Legal Tools to Solve Wicked Problems
  • Conclusion
    pp 331-332
  • Index
    pp 333-345

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