Joseph F. Zimmerman, Horizontal Federalism. Interstate Relations, State University of New York Press, 2011

AutorGiuseppe Martinico
Páginas112-115
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Department of Law
http://stals.sssup.it
ISSN: 1974-5656
Panóptica, Vitória, vol. 6, n. 2 (22), 2011
ISSN 1980-7775
112
SANT'ANNA LEGAL STUDIES
STALS / PANOPTICA BOOK REVIEW
Joseph F. Zimmerman, Horizontal Federalism. Interstate Relations, State University
of New York Press, 2011.
Giuseppe Martinico
The book I am going to review is the brand new volume by Joseph. F. Zimmerman, Professor of Political
Science at Albany State University of New York and an outstanding scholar in the field of federal studies.
This book represents just the last link of a longer scientific chain that has led Zimmerman to investigate the
burning issue of interstate relations in the US over the years.
Despite its general title it is not a volume on comparative federalism or comparative constitutional law as it
looks only at the US experience.
This volume has a twofold g oal: on the one hand, the Author aims to give an exhaustive overview of the
phenomenon of interstate relations in the American context by providing “detailed information on interstate
relations and to analyze their various facets” (p. x); on the other hand, the book has also a normative dimension,
since it tries “to advance recommendations to improve t he economic union and the political union” (p. x).
The result is a brilliant book which offers a clear but at the same time problematic (since it stimulates
questions and new research in this field) view on the state of American federalism.

Para continuar a ler

PEÇA SUA AVALIAÇÃO

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT