U.S. Federalism and the Bush Administration
Tim Conlan and John Dinan, Special Issue Editors
The most recent special issue of Publius analyzes the impact of the first six years of the George W. Bush Administration on federalism. In addition to a comprehensive overview by two top scholars of U.S. Federalism—Tim Conlan and John Dinan—the issue provides assessments of trends in federal aid, mandates and preemption, and the party system. Analysis of individual laws such as No Child Left Behind and policies dealing with the environment, welfare, and health provide insight into both the changes that have recently occurred and their impact on the intergovernmental system.
The issue demonstrates the continued centralization of federalism in the U.S. under the tutelage of a conservative president who came to the presidency directly from the governor’s office. As editors Conlan and Dinan conclude, what emerges from the analysis is “an administration that has been routinely dismissive of federalism concerns and frequently an agent of centralization.”
This issue provides the first comprehensive, academic assessment of the Bush Administration and federalism and will provide students and scholars of federalism and U.S. public policy with an invaluable record of past events and the impact of the most recent presidency on the U.S. intergovernmental system.
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Federalism, the Bush Administration, and the Transformation of American Conservatism
Tim Conlan and John Dinan
The Changing Face of Welfare during the Bush Administration FREE ACCESS AVAILABLE
Scott W. Allard
Education Accountability as a Presidential Priority: No Child Left Behind and the Bush Presidency
Kenneth Wong and Gail Sunderman
Going Federal: The Launch of Medicare Part D Compared to SSI
Martha Derthick
George W. Bush's Federal Aid Legacy
J. Edwin Benton
The Politics of Coercive Federalism in the Bush Era
Paul Posner
Environmental Policy and the Bush Era: The Collision Between the Administrative Presidency and State Experimentation FREE ACCESS AVAILABLE
Barry Rabe
Congressional Preemption During the George W. Bush Administration
Joseph F. Zimmerman
The Middle Tier in American Federalism: State Government Policy Activism During the Bush Presidency
Dale Krane
George W. Bush, the Party System, and American Federalism
Sidney M. Milkis and Jesse H. Rhodes