Beyond Camelot : : Rethinking Politics and Law for the Modern State / / Edward L. Rubin.
This book argues that many of the basic concepts that we use to describe and analyze our governmental system are out of date. Developed in large part during the Middle Ages, they fail to confront the administrative character of modern government. These concepts, which include power, discretion, demo...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2007] ©2005 |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (496 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- One. Introduction
- Part I: The Structure of Government
- Two. From Branches to Networks
- Three. From Power and Discretion to Authorization and Supervision
- Four. From Democracy to an Interactive Republic
- Five From Legitimacy to Compliance
- Conclusion to Part I
- Part II. Legal Operations
- Six. From Law to Policy and Implementation
- Seven. From Legal Rights to Causes of Action
- Eight. From Human Rights to Moral Demands on Government
- Nine. From Property to Market-Generating Allocations
- Conclusion to Part II
- Notes
- Author Index
- Subject Index