Purchasing submission : conditions, power, and freedom / Philip Hamburger.
2021
KF450.D85 H36 2021 (Mapit)
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Title
Purchasing submission : conditions, power, and freedom / Philip Hamburger.
Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021.
Copyright
©2021
Description
x, 320 pages ; 22 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The problem. Poorly understood ; Examples
Unconstitutional pathway. Regulatory conditions
Spending
Divesting and privatizing government powers
Short-circuiting politics
Denying procedural rights
Federalism
Unconstitutional restrictions. Consent no relief from constitutional limits ; Consent within and beyond the Constitution
Federal action. Varieties of federal action ; Force and other pressure amid consent ; Irrelevance of force and other pressure
Beyond consent. Regulatory extortion ; Regulatory agents.
Unconstitutional pathway. Regulatory conditions
Spending
Divesting and privatizing government powers
Short-circuiting politics
Denying procedural rights
Federalism
Unconstitutional restrictions. Consent no relief from constitutional limits ; Consent within and beyond the Constitution
Federal action. Varieties of federal action ; Force and other pressure amid consent ; Irrelevance of force and other pressure
Beyond consent. Regulatory extortion ; Regulatory agents.
Summary
"Government's use of largess to secure consent to conditions all too often serves as an illicit pathway of power. This mode of control is part of the contemporary reality of American governance, and it therefore needs to be recognized alongside more familiar sorts of power, such as rule through law and administrative power"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KF450.D85 H36 2021
Language
English
ISBN
9780674258235 (hardcover)
0674258231 (hardcover)
0674258231 (hardcover)
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