Local redistribution and local democracy : interest groups and the courts / / Clayton P. Gillette.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Gillette, Clayton P.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xiii, 235 p.

Table of Contents

• The scope of local competence
• Why does local autonomy matter?
• The meaning and scope of local redistribution
• Why do local governments redistribute?
• Local political markets and state constitutional constraints
• Proxies for distinguishing benign and malign redistribution
• The limits of judicial intervention
• Conclusion.